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Artist:
Renegade Soundwave

Title:
Thunder (Rewired)

Label:
Jack Said What

Cat#:
JSW055C

Release Date:
10th September 2026

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Thunder
(Nookie & Binary State Rewire)

02.
Thunder
(Nookie & Binary State Rewire – Extended)

Press Info:
Nookie and Binary State reshape Renegade Soundwave’s “Thunder” into a beautifully unpredictable rewire, driving it forward with muscular breakbeats, rolling low end and bright, spiralling electronics. For much of the track, it feels firmly rooted in the club: taut, propulsive and steadily building, with melodic details flickering across the rhythm and soulful vocal flashes adding lift and atmosphere.

Then, just when its direction seems established, the track takes a remarkable turn. The drums fall away and a full, expressive vocal emerges from the haze, opening the music into something warmer, deeper and unexpectedly emotional. A blues-soaked guitar then answers the voice, carrying the track into a cinematic final passage that seems to arrive from another world. It is a genuinely special ending—bold, human and completely unexpected—that transforms a powerful electronic workout into something far more memorable.

Renegade Soundwave are one of the most influential and innovative acts to emerge from the UK’s late-1980s electronic underground. They refused to recognise genre boundaries, blending sound system culture with heavyweight bass, breakbeats, house, industrial textures, punk attitude and dub production to create a sound that was years ahead of its time. Landmark releases including The Phantom, Ozone Breakdown, Women Respond To Bass, Probably A Robbery and the seminal album RSW In Dub helped shape the DNA of UK electronic music.

Now the RSW brand is back to inspire and delight a new generation. Founding member Danny Briottet approached the Jack Said What team with new music, and also the idea of reworking some of the RSW back catalogue. Legendary Brit DJ Carl Cox has long cited The Phantom as one of his favourite tracks of all time, and he was one of the first to agree to be a part of this ‘Rewired’ project. Carl has been rinsing his rework of The Phantom at his [UNVRS] gigs in Ibiza every week throughout the summer, providing the perfect launchpad for the RSW remix project to blast off into the stratosphere.

A who’s who of beats and bass culture have now also reworked choice RSW cuts. RSW Rewired is not a remix album in the traditional sense. Every invited artist worked from newly recorded stems created specifically for the project, giving them the freedom to deconstruct, reshape and rebuild each track into something entirely their own while preserving the spirit of the original compositions.

Every artist involved — all originators in their own unique ways — has professed love and admiration for Renegade Soundwave, and jumped at the opportunity to rework such an influential act.

Carl Cox, 808 State, Thievery Corporation, Mr C, Freestylers, Dub Pistols, Altern 8, Gaudi & Don Letts, Youth, Justin Robertson, Ray Keith, Nookie, Jon Carter, Utah Saints and Pattern Perception are just some of the names who have rewired RSW tracks by putting their own fresh spins on them. There are some absolutely cracking reinterpretations on this huge, amazing package, with plenty more coming too.

Snippets:

Full Track Streaming:
“Thunder (Nookie & Binary State Rewire – Extended)”

more soon

Special:
“The Renegade Cocaine Extravaganza Mix”

Recommendations:
Renegade Soundwave’s “Ozone Breakdown (Rewired)” on Jack Said What
Renegade Soundwave’s “RSW 1987-1995” on Mute
Renegade Soundwave’s “Soundclash” on Mute
Renegade Soundwave’s “Howyoudoin?” on Mute
Renegade Soundwave’s “The Next Chapter Of Dub” on Mute
Renegade Soundwave’s “In Dub” on Mute
Depeche Mode’s “Songs Of … | The 12″ Singles” w/ RSW remix on Mute

Buy Download:
Jack Said What @ Bandcamp
Qobuz
TraxSource
7Digital
Beatport (extended only)
iTunes
more soon

Commercial Streaming Services:
Tidal
Qobuz
Audiomack
Deezer
Anghami
Spotify
Apple Music
Youtube Music

Websites:
Renegade Soundwave
Renegade Soundwave @ Facebook
Nookie / Binary State
Jack Said What