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THE UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONS OF BREAKBEAT FROM THE UK AND THE USA COME TOGETHER ON ONE RELEASE
Rennie Pilgrem AKA the Godfather of the breaks scene is one of the people that was responsible for the birth and an influential figure in the growth of the genre over the last 10 years. Rennie has always been known for breaking new ground, he did the first ever Ableton Live mix Album For Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto Breaks Series a whopping 4 Years ago. He has now taken the rather ‘tired’ mix album concept a step further by incorporating ‘Live’ keyboards, samples and MCing into the equation. This has been inspired in part by Ronnie’s experiences with his ‘TCR Allstars Band’ who are ‘One Of The 20 Live Dance Acts You Must See’ alongside The Chemical Brothers and Basement Jaxx according to IDJ Magazine. Nu Era is a full on Breakbeat monster written especially to open the 10th Birthday Edition Beatz & Bobz Mix CD series ‘Beatz & Bobz Vol 7 Rennie Pilgrem Live in The Cavern Club’ a ‘Live’ mix recorded ‘Live’ so you get the real atmosphere of Beatz & Bobz at The Cavern Club Exeter.
Born and raised in Florida, DJ Icey has been mesmerized by electronic music ever since hearing the synthesizer breakdown on The Edgar Winter Group’s Frankenstein". "My mom had that album and I would play that middle part over and over wondering how they made that sound,” Icey recounts. “I was little and thought it was so cool".
Rising to worldwide prominence out of the fertile Orlando Florida electronic music scene. Icey cut his teeth at the legendary EDGE nightclub in the mid-90s, and even persuaded The Chemical Brothers to play their first show Stateside there. When The Edge closed in 1996, DJ Icey hit the road… and has stayed on it since, playing 100+ gigs per year!
But that doesn’t keep him out of the studio during the week working on new tracks for his Indie Labels Zone and Tree records, constantly trying to push the envelope to make his fans sweat on the dance floor. The new material is then cut on dub plates and tested out on weekend gigs: “There is nothing better than finishing a tune and seeing the reaction from a crowded dancefloor right after finishing it," Functional are proud to be releasing his latest bass driven, dancefloor rockin tune ‘Gonzo Fuse’ which is also to be found in Rennies Mix for Beatz & Bobz.
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