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Rennie P

Real Name:
Rennie Pilgrem
Profile:
As the son of a jazz trumpeter, Rennie Pilgrim could claim to have music in his blood! He started playing tenor saxophone in his youth emerssing himself in 'black' music he formed various funk bands. In the late 80's after hearing the music coming from he Detroit scene, Rennie started to make house techo records with Rhythm Section aka Ellis Dee, Richard Thake and Nick 'Newton' Scott.

Their third release 'Comin' On Strong' was a anthem and would have charted top 40 if they'd known about 'bar codes' on records. With Ellis Dee the crowned king of rave Djs, Rhythm Section played at pretty much every main party between '90-92'. On the same bill as The Prodigy, Moby, Altern 8, Shades Of Rhythm and Bizzare Inc.

In 1993 Rennie founded TCR Recordings as a medium for putting out his own material. His first few releases were funky house with a smattering of breaks lurking in the background. Recording now as 'Thursday Club' he had a big tune with 'Thursday Theme' which was chased by Virgin. Rennie followed this up with 'A Place Called Acid' in 1995.

Rennie has remixed for a wide range of people from Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince to Freq Nasty and Arthur Baker.
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Discography

Releases:
Got 2 B Free (12")   Thursday Club Recordings (TCR) 1992
Resistor (2 versions)   Thursday Club Recordings (TCR) 1992
Also Know As Jazz / I Want Ya Body (12")   Thursday Club Recordings (TCR) 1994
Remixes:
Loverman (12") Loverman (Planet X - M... JFD Recordings, JFD Recordings 1992
The Ellis Dee Project Part 3 (12") Dance Factor (Rennie P... Ellis Dee Project 1992
It's A Jungle Brother (2 versions) It's A Jungle Brother ... Rhythm Section Recordings 1993
Production:
Loverman (12")   JFD Recordings, JFD Recordings 1992
Appears On:
Comin' On Strong EP (12", EP)   Rhythm Section Recordings 1991
Crank Dis / Gotta Get Some (12")   JFD Recordings 1992
Tracks Appear On:
The Sound Of Obsession Volume One (Comp) (3 versions) Resistor BMG 1993
The New Electro Sound Of London Volume 2 (12", W/Lbl) Mainline Part 2 (Thurs... Thursday Club Recordings (TCR) 1996
Lisboa Gare By Rui Murka (2xCD, Comp) Also Known As Jazz (Co... Música Alternativa 2003
Unofficial Releases:
Ultimate In Hardcore 92 - Vol. 1 (Cass, Mixed) Resistor (White Side) Phoenix Productions (2) 1992
Four Pack (4xCass, Mixed, Comp, Unofficial) Its A Jungle Brother (... Phoenix Productions (2) 1993
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YouTube Videos

Rennie Pilgrim presents Thursday Club - Paranoia
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Reviews & Discussion

Review by DJLoneGhost Jun 09, 2003
Rennie Pilgrem is my freaking idol. Everything he touches is absolute gold. I can't play an entire breaks set without using at least a couple of his records. Forget Oakenfold. This is the man that deserves the spotlight.
Review by AnalogSaint Jun 08, 2003
Rennie is a musical genius- there is no way around saying it. His remixing and production skills are only surpassed by his creativity. The son of a Jazz trumpeter, Rennie has extreme fluency with all styles of music ranging from dub to rock. His unique style manifests itself in the most legendary breakbeat of all time- Black Widow, Paranoia, Somewhere, A Place Called Acid, and Blowpipe naming just a few of his definitive contributions to breaks. His discography is a textbook of breakbeat artists of today and tomorrow.

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