All About Rennie Pilgrem
Rennie Pilgrim [Audio]: Militant breakbeat hero
by angy on July 15th, 2008
While the breakbeat scene as a whole is arguably going from bad to worse, if all you’d been listening to was the slammin’ sets of UK stalwart Rennie Pilgrim, then you’d never even have known. Because Rennie keeps going from good, to even better. [more]
Rennie Pilgrem [Audio]: Bringing back the beats
Often referred to as the 'Godfather of Breaks', Rennie Pilgrem has been as the forefront of the genre since it split off from big-beat during the late 90s. [more]
Formerly referred to as the Godfather of breaks and pioneer of the "nu-school" sound, things have gone full circle for former saxophone player Rennie Pilgrem with the release of his latest album Pilgremage. [more]
You walk into a room. It is difficult to see over the heads of the multitude of people occupying the dance floor. In some ways you don't need to see, you can hear it from a distance and you can almost grasp that sensed dynamism with bare hands. Instinct tells you it is Ben Cromack. [more]
It's 9pm on a pretty uneventful Thursday evening when Rennie Pilgrem calls from the UK. I feel like I've just hooked up with Marlon Brando, because as far as a new generation of breakbeat producer and DJ is concerned - he's the Godfather. [more]
Vice Versa are a Sydney based drum & bass duo who've been gaining props from all over the globe for their superior production work. Jayb caught up with the pair who've recently inked a deal with The Good Looking Organisation, the label run by drum & bass legend LTJ Bukem. [more]
Featuring the talents of Phil K and Luke Chable, Lo-step has been making waves in the worldwide scene lately. With their first single, "The Roots", signed to Global Underground. Nick Venn catches up with Phil K while he was putting together some ideas for their next show at Seven this Friday. [more]
BLIM arrives in the country this month for an extended two month stay of shows around Australia. After a year which has been full of highs he admits he just needs a break. [more]
Labeled the godfather of nu-skool breaks, Rennie Pilgrem has been there since the beginning as one of the founding members of the legendary UK breakbeat club night Friction, along with Tayo and Adam Freeland. [more]
Rennie Pilgrem bringing it back down under
Touted as one of the true godfathers of the modern breakbeat sound, Rennie Pilgrem is heading back to Australia in late July for another national tour. [more]
Rennie Pilgrem returns to Australia
The official ‘godfather’ of breaks flies back to Australia in April and May for a tour that will take in all the country’s capital cities. [more]
Ambar breaking thru 'til May
Ambar Nightclub in Perth has plenty in stall for the coming months, from the hugely successful local night Desination? to the Godfather of breaks Rennie Pilgrem. [more]
Park Life line up times (Perth)
Park Life takes place this Sunday, September 25th, at the Deen Complex in Northbridge, spilling out into Aberdeen Street for what's set to be a huge street stage. Check out the full line up times within. [more]
With just under a month to go, earlybird tickets to the Brisbane's first edition of popular dance music festival Parklife are SOLD OUT. [more]
Widely regarded as one of the godfathers of the nu-skool breaks sound, UK producer, DJ and TCR record label boss Rennie Pilgrem will be touring Australian throughout September and October to launch his latest mix CD, 'Fuzzy Breaks Presents TCR 100'. [more]
Park Life hits Perth on September 25th at the Deen in Northbridge and features a star studded line up of hip hop, breaks and good times. [more]
Fuzzy have announced details of their massive Parklife event to be held at Kippax Lake on Sunday October 2nd. The lineup for the event is absolutely huge, with 13 international DJs and live acts announced to appear across 3 stages, with more still to come. [more]
A new dance music TV program launching from Melbourne is on the lookout for rave, club and party footage to be showcased on air. [more]
Heats for the ITF DJ Competition are being held around the nation over the coming weeks and feature none other than beat master DJ Shortkut of Beat Junkies/Scratch Pickels fame. [more]
It was so successful the first time around that Rise has decided to once again hold their Bedroom to Bigroom competition - and there's plenty to be given away. [more]
Kicking off their Australian tour early next week, set times for De La Soul's dates around the country have now been released. [more]
In Australia for their very first time to play Splendour in the Grass this July, Death in Vegas have now also announced two club dates in Sydney and Melbourne. [more]
Due to overwhelming response RSVPs for this weekends ITM Members Party at Good Vibrations have now closed! Doors open at 9pm, however numbers are limited so make sure you arrive EARLY to avoid disappointment. [more]
After a storming debut a couple of weeks back, DROP returns as Double DROP to bring an eclectic blend of sounds to the Elephant & Wheelbarrow. [more]
Breakspoll names its winners
Last Thursday night, the annual Breakspoll Awards took over London’s Fabric nightclub to recognise 2007’s movers-and-shakers in breakbeat. And, of course, to make the walls vibrate with a dream line-up of live acts and DJs. [more]
Glade Festival stir up psy-breaks in London (May 13)
Breaks legend Rennie Pilgrim and Glade Festival organiser Nick Ladd have teamed up to launch a new breaks/ psy-trance event in London next month, at the Renaissance Rooms in Vauxhall. [more]
Rennie Pilgrem stings sting
Breakbeat legend Rennie Pilgrem chatted to Skrufff this week as his acclaimed label TCR prepared to mark its hundredth release and shed further light on recent that he once stood on Sting's foot and refused to apologise. [more]
Detroit Electronic Music Festival about to kick off
With only two days to go until commencement, the US city of Detroit is bussling with visitors and excitement for what's to come during the festival, which is scheduled for Memorial Day weekend in Hart Plaza. [more]
The Chemical Brothers have invited their fans to submit requests for tracks to feature on their upcoming 'best of' album, due out in September. [more]
With the spectacle of Rennie Pilgrem dawning on me, and a support line-up that is sure to keep the party rolling till the early hours with Phil K finishing off the night, I put my dancing shoes and jumped in my very late ride. [more]
Fuzzy returns to Kippax Lake with its seventh successful Parklife event. A day full of diverse and quality tunes, beautiful people, perfect sunshine, and damn good times. [more]
Parklife makes its debut in Perth. With an all star line up in the Boomtick room, a new festival to introduce the summer bonanza on its way is upon us. [more]
IOS came into Sydney for one night to blow the sydney psy-trancers away, and he did just that! [more]
With the imminent closure of this Melbourne institution I thought I should see what it was all about before it was gone. [more]
It was hot! However after walking past row after long row of cars, it became abundantly clear that many thousands of revellers had forsaken airconditioning and heeded channel ten's implorations to come to the aptly named Summadayze festival. [more]
Ever since the release of his, now seminal, Y3K mix CDs, Hyper has been a renowned character on the global breakbeat scene. Having also mixed albums for both Bedrock and Ministry of Sound, as well as establishing his own record label Kilowatt, since [more]
Rennie Pilgrem - Pilgremage
Pilgrem's mission as a DJ and producer has long been to bring his beloved breakbeats to a wider audience. Pilgremage represents a new mindset for Pilgrem, a mindset steering away from the techier and glitchier "nu school" train of thought. [more]
Jack De Marseille - Free My Music
Vocal highs, dub rhythms, a little acid, a dash of breakbeat, some more techy house and a good helping of electro all get covered in the next 8 tracks. This album really covers every base in its attempt to be the master of all domains. [more]
Andrea Doria - Bucci Bag
Big name European DJ's have been recently dropping this track on dance floors all over Europe to much appreciating fans. Names here include the likes of Pete Tong, Fatboy Slim, Tayo, Tall Paul, Seb Fontaine, Judge Jules and Steve Lawler. [more]
BLIM/Rennie Pilgrem featuring MC Chickaboo - 2 Freaks
2 Freaks not electro clash, but Rennie Pilgrim and BLIM have certainly taken their inspiration from the 80's, in terms of both progression and sound. Dreadlocked Nubian MC Chikaboo brings real flavour to the mix her vocals are used both well and sparingly. [more]
There's no way this is going to prepare you to head out to the club - it's deliciously lush Sunday afternoon stuff that is going to please indie kids, valium heads and coming down ravers in equal parts. [more]
Famous as the man responsible for coining the term 'nu-school' breaks, DJ-producer Rennie Pilgrim is always pushing forward. A new CD from Rennie can always be relied on to show where breaks is heading - so what exactly does the future of nu-school have to offer? [more]
Rennie Pilgrem rates as an undisputed legend amongst breakbeat aficionados. In addition to cutting some mighty fine mixes on the dancefloor he's also a talented musician, producer and remixer of some note. [more]
Trigger is an electro/breaks club night that has been running in Birmingham, England since 1998. A long time in this business. This event has seen key performers in the electro/breaks scene including the likes of B.L.I.M., Rennie Pilgrem, Freq Nasty, Si Begg and Deekline. [more]