Lennie De Ice
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| Birth name | Lenworth Green |
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| Born | 1970 East London, England |
| Died | (aged 54) |
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Lenworth Green (1970 – December 2024), better known as Lennie De Ice, was a British musician credited with pioneering jungle music with his 1991 track, "We Are I.E.".[1] His other aliases include Body Snatcher and Lick Down Crew. De Ice was a member of music groups CIS Production, Dub Hustlers, and Madd-Ice.[2]
Biography
[edit]Born in East London in 1970, Green attended school in Walthamstow[3] and was inspired by hip-hop and electro groups Mantronix, Jonzun Crew and rapper Afrika Bambaataa.[4] East London is an area renowned for its extensive multicultural underground music scene including sound-system culture, raving and grime.[5][6][7][8] In 1987, he began DJing rare groove and hip-hop with friend DJ ET, however, it was at the club The Dungeons on Lea Bridge Road, East London, where Green was introduced to acid house after attending a rave on Carpenters Road in Stratford.[4] Green was particularly inspired by British musician A Guy Called Gerald after hearing him play at The Dungeons.[4]
He also ran his own labels, Armshouse Crew and Do or Die.
Green died in December 2024, at the age of 54.[9][10][11]
"We Are I.E."
[edit]Green first began making the beats for "We Are I.E." in December 1988.[4][12]
"We Are I.E." first became popular through the influence of British drum & bass selector DJ Randall who loved the tune and premiered the dubplate (playing it twice) at a Living Dream rave at Eastway Cycle track, Leyton.[13] "We Are I.E." was part of a four-track EP from label Reel 2 Reel Productions that originated from De Underground Records of Forest Gate, East London. It was De Underground's Desmond Fearon (who produced as Uncle 22) who showed Green how to use Cubase audio sequencing software.[4]
"We Are I.E." was re-released both in 1999 and again in 2022 by the British house music label Hooj Choons featuring new remixes (including by Horsepower Productions).[14]
Discography
[edit]- "We Are I.E." (I.e. Records, 1991)
- "Count the Action EP" (Armshouse Crew, 1993)
- "Carnival 93" (with Timmi Magic) (Armshouse Crew, 1993)
- "We Are I.E." (remixes) (Distinctive, 1999)
- "We Are I.E." (remixes) (Hooj Choons, 2002)
References
[edit]- ^ "Lennie De Ice, breakbeat hardcore pioneer and 'We Are I.E.' producer, dies aged 54". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Lennie De Ice". Discogs. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "The seminal but untold stories of a working-class east London borough that pioneered rave culture". Creative Boom. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "An Extract: Who Say Reload - Paul Terzulli + Eddie Otchere. Lennie De Ice on We Are I.E." The Social. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "An intimate portrait of East London's underground music scene". Huck. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Grime music: From the corner to the mainstream". London Museum. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "The Rise And Fall Of East London's Soundsystems". daily.redbullmusicacademy.com. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "The Birth of East London Rave". Linden C. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Lennie De Ice, jungle pioneer behind 'We Are I.E.', dies aged 54". DJ Mag. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (11 December 2024). "Lennie De Ice, British producer who pioneered sound of jungle, has died". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Marcus Barnes. "Lenny De Ice, Rest In Peace". Music Is the Answer.
- ^ "Lennie De Ice Remembered, and the Story of 'We Are I.E.'". The Quietus. 13 December 2024.
- ^ Spinz, DJ (12 October 2012). "Artist Interview: RANDALL for Soul In Motion". The SpinzCycle. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "We Are I.E., by Lennie De Ice". Hooj Choons. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Lennie De Ice discography at Discogs
- "An Extract: Who Say Reload – Paul Terzulli + Eddie Otchere. Lennie De Ice on We Are I.E.". The Social. 3 March 2021.