Lenny Dee Ice - We Are IE

Lennie De Ice - We Are IE
Label: i.e. Records
Catalog#: IE-001
Format: Vinyl, 12", White Label, Promo
Country: UK
Released: 1991
Genre: Electronic
Style: Breakbeat, Hardcore
Notes: White label with stamped information.
No artist or tracklisting.
Etchings: RTOR
This massive tune that blew up raves up and down the UK in 1991 was certainly a ground breaking track that opened the door to a whole new style of hardcore rave music, it is also often cited as the first hardcore dance track to incorporate the amen breakbeat.
This is in fact wrong as the amen sample was being used in other tracks at the time and the first hardcore tune to feature amen was Father Forgive Them by Holy Noise (Hithouse) which was released in 1990.
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Saying that We Are Ie is still one of the greatest tunes of a great era.

[@John_Smith2302]

I was there when he produced this. Sebert Road in Forest Gate. Juno 106 an Akai S950 and an Atari running cubase. Game changer. Big up Lenny and the Brother Man (Long John RIP) and Mike Aymer. Peace - Hopa & Bones.

[@Kanistube]

that Foul Play remix is a favourite dude!

[@Gianfranco_69]

This and Bomb Scare were the rudest

[@gibtheyid]

lenny was a plasterer if im not mistaken?

[@dg9576]

Nice

[@Randomuser024]

that's exactly what happened I know, i was the Arari.

[@knucklebutty]

62 years old ..and this track takes me back to 91/92? great days...........

[@chrislongmuir5558]

Game changer, I'm 53 now and this still puts a shiver down my spine

[@shelleylaffoley1750]

Absofuckinglutely 😊❤

[@machinesoulrecords]

Same mate! ❤

[@janephillips6031]

Fifty two years old and still this tune gives me a right thrill! I can send this to my rave crew without any explanation, and they know! Brilliant times thank you!!!

[@barryrichards2320]

48

[@Sol-Cutta]

Same although they mostly all dead..only 2 left out of around 30 of us.

[@Sol-Cutta]

I'm bang on 50 July...the youngest went at 20,the oldest 52.. but tell u something ...we were.we are ......E

[@D4RKFiB3R]

You got 10 years on me, but I love to hear that :) Hardcore never dies x

[@paulgriffiths061270]

Ditto....goosebumps...at 52 🤣🤣🤣

[@Government-Psyop]

being a teenager in the UK, I'm offended this type of music isn't played more

[@freyja8764]

SAME !!!!!!!

[@GabbaStabba]

it isnt? just go to an oldschool rave, youve got plenty in the uk :D

[@9876bbb]

Jungle is played

[@realskiontherory2020]

Shame mate propa missed out never gana come again..tune yeah maybe but the vibe and raving family back the na mate unfortunate for you guys don't give up the search tho..OR Make ur own

[@plutoloco2378]

It’s because Brits are all idiots and don’t know good music.

[@pleaseenteraname.5857]

This is cited as the first track to have the stylistic elements of both Jungle and Drum & Bass. It was recorded in 1988. Note the ragga inspired bassline, the vibey synths in the intro, and the gunshots throughout the track that would become a staple in Junglist music.

[@JimmyHandtrixx]

retrospective BS though because djs were hand picking tracks that were "jungle" in 89...

[@pleaseenteraname.5857]

@@JimmyHandtrixx name some tunes!

[@pleaseenteraname.5857]

@@JimmyHandtrixx I know stylistically jungle has been developing alongside the origins of hip-hop & house music but this track is the one that imo contains all the elements that would define the genre into the late 90s.

[@rudeboyranking642]

Oooh imagine in the early 90’s a whole warehouse of young ravers steady skanking skipping to this and that bass line just bouncing everyone from pillar to post…well I don’t have to imagine because I was of them…absolute tune

[@patrickmurphy2127]

I'm sat in the mancave/ garage with tasty green at nearly 40 holding on to the memories of my youth and the friends I lost ! ....peace and unity to all who where there 🙆☝👆

[@7t272]

Patrick Murphy 😊✌🏻

[@MrGreenGreenie]

Yep we all miss those days If only we had a time machine But we would all look like dibble now that we’re all 40+ lol

[@vitalhostage1719]

@@carlos75337 Amen to that brother

[@kaicowan9668]

The unity a rare thing in the world today

[@patrickmurphy2127]

@@kaicowan9668 your right!

[@mytube2959]

60, and it still rocks my boat. Remember Rage, Thursday night, at the Charing cross arches.

[@nickharris3977]

I was there at Rage. Then Stearns and later Labrynth. I’m an old man now lol Still love it though x

[@tc2884]

RIP Randal 🫶😢

[@BigDaddy-mo8tt]

Remember everyone going mental when this dropped at Camden palace in the early 90's. No feeling can compare when everyone's going nuts together.

[@cassa7865]

Yes I remember them days 💥💥

[@aziggerzagger]

What a tune. Isn't it ironic that rather than Lenny putting a copywrite ban on this page, he posts a back story instead. Just goes to show what our rave generation was all about. Not a bunch of corporate tossers, just in it for the music and the buzz.

[@DennisMartinezCalifornia]

Good comment 👍🏾 I'm tired of seeing my playlist say "music taken down due to Sony BMG" or some shite

[@seanoconnor7777]

I remember listening to this when Kiss Fm was a pirate radio station many many many moons ago. 1989. Oh my how this wonderful life flys ❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Cavitation68]

Great times….

[@MrChelseadave]

monday nite kiss fm abtract aounds

[@richard29415]

I'm only 28 and I absolutely love this tune with a passion!! The intro is absolutely amazing!! There's also some great remixes!

[@ceedy7857]

This tune was my Eureka moment, all other music before was for other generations , and this was the birth of The Rave Generations "WE ARE E!!!!!"

[@ewock74]

Can still see the saucer eyes and gurners all around when I hear this x

[@lordmillwall8784]

Big up the saucer eyes and gurners...I was proud to be 1

[@steventhomson9687]

Massive tune If you know you know Big up Lenny D ❤️

[@ens4808]

The original hybrid jungle drum and bass choon.

[@skeelo69]

1000% agree . Choooon😀

[@southsideslondon]

Wish I could spin the clocks back like a vinyl

[@Navihasapurpose]

Not an english old man, not an old raver, just a french person wishing she had discovered this earlier !

[@johntormey8169]

You are I.EEEE mally, have more like this in my box

[@daggersdukc]

You have the heart and spirit of an old raver. The music and vibes got to so many of us and stuck. All classes, nationalities, religions, races. Take care, French music-lover. X

[@dannykent8946]

You discovered it thats the main thing & im pleased you did. This is an absolute classic, the build ups, the drop, the bass 🥰 #fromanoldraver 🕺🏼🙏❤️

[@paulodonnell935]

R.i.p Dj Randall

[@Sol-Cutta]

I'm bang on 50 July. on pirate radio 2 rave 2 travellers festie This trax been in my ears. Respect to all old sckool. From a group of 30 buddies only 4 of us left ,the youngest went at 20,the oldest 52. But tell u something - we were...we are....E

[@Threadbow]

That's sad Happy memories cause they are still alive. So long as they are spoken about by you

[@danw1374]

Sorry to hear that mate. Im 48 now and have lost a few good pals too along the way. The memories remain though for those of us that are left....We'll rave to the grave! Peace and love to all oldskool heads

[@discodirtbox]

My word, i'd love to go back and do it all again...

[@djvenziemaniac9304]

4 sure ! agree completly ;)

[@justinlovesthemixes]

+Disco Dirtbox I'm in : ))

[@kristianTV1974]

Disco Dirtbox Yes please.. Gass club, The Brain, SE1. Even fuckin' Shaftesbury. .

[@ashthomas2488]

ash would to best time of my life, the snowflakes and millenniums ain't got a clue and missed out on on a on a fantastic time that will never come around again. ......... Ash

[@sheldonstarkey6959]

Off, yes bro defo rewind and do it again!

[@stuartjeremydevlin757]

The start of a new era in music. 53yrs now and still loving this ... best of times

[@Cavitation68]

Some tunes really bring me back and get me emotional. This is one of those tunes!!

[@user-lz7bp7mk9f]

I'm from liverpool but came to east aged 5, from then my folks like me ma and Oldman were out raving weekends but we had everything e,s , strobe lights , pink's! You name it bro it was happening! Big up nigel Benn who use dis bang up as an intro against perez! Rip 2 da Essex Boyz Tony etc and never 4get da good times you will never bring dem bk! Lenni3 d. U,s a legend trust forest Gate etc im now jamming in beckton living da quiet 1 but hey 1lovve 2 all da tandem ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊

[@vitalhostage1719]

I remember the first time I heard this on an Eclipse tape, back in the day when everyone bumped around with a walkman of some description and this tune soon became my duracell battery killer for rewinding it so many times. The youth of today have no idea how lucky they are with their instant gratification. Back then it was a 30 second wait to roll the tape back and even then half the time not to where you wanted unless you were privileged enough to have walkman with a counter on it. I played this the other day to my son, who immediately started with the head nod and I thought is it genetics that makes him nod his head or the greatness (and I choose my words wisely Lennie if you're reading) of this tune?

[@zlatans.manbun8269]

TO BOMBACLAT 💥💥💥💥💥

[@Chocolate74able]

Aeeee! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@geraldfrankel538]

Shall we walk back and do it all again 😊 ❤️ ☮️

[@tommyjohnson5533]

I would tomorrow

[@danw1374]

My brain says yes lets ave it but my 48 year old bod most probably couldnt do it anymore lol

[@gesus44]

I found it, thank you god I have found what I have lost!

[@briancox2057]

Same as lol

[@paulwhite4073]

What a banger back in the day when pill were pills

[@childwallred]

I remember hearing this style of dance tunes at raves in 89/90 but never knew the tune names,but first time I got these tunes on a record was when I bought Rebel MCs “Black Meaning Good” album,with Barrington Levy which was a revelation,I’d always loved Reggae,so this was the best of both Worlds! 🇵🇸

[@chelseaacidcasual2825]

Colin Faver show on kiss back in the day.

[@Justmyopinion221]

Oh my lawd bad chune 👍🏾 London at it’s best

[@counrtyman789]

I still got this track and all the tracks from 80s and 90s ànd beyond still in my record collection to this day KEEP THE FAITH EVERYBODY and I will never get rid of my records to many memories DON'T FORGET PEOPLE WE ARE I.E .

[@dalevarty]

61 at work , takes me back to seeing “prodigy” in the basement Sterns just outside Brighton.

[@markhenson946]

51 now. An eclipse floor wobbler and a rib cage rattler😊

[@peejay4473]

Felt sorry for the subwoofers in my car when I played this tune. This tune carries me to every race on a hype. Rain dance, energy, dungeons, the list goes on. Big up Lennie.

[@tommytownsend1151]

first hear this at this a limelights on Wednesday night out with Andy and Wayne from Genesis never forget it as i was coming up just looked at Andy and said wtf then i was giving it large on the floor lol Choooooon

[@listenloud5300]

Weds nights for the professional raver .you know.

[@gambers1969]

Brilliant love it takes me right back to the

[@albert341]

Nearly perfect and completely ageless. See also Energy Flash by Joey Beltram

[@danharvey8979]

An important tune. See how the roots of D&B are evident in the early days of House ❤

[@onesyphorus]

yeah lol some kids are shocked to discover jungle comes from house lmao

[@invisiblemaninvisibleman2097]

Little deep mate for the the simple minded inexperienced Take a step back son I get ya!!!! But next man’s…. Next to take a step back n take deep breath

[@NEILRHYS]

It's hardcore jungle techno mate not house.

[@NEILRHYS]

Rave is Hardcore jungle techno and the genres of today are all sub genres of hardcore jungle techno

[@onesyphorus]

notice how he said the roots of d&b, not d&b itself @@NEILRHYS

[@fasttrack70]

I remember being a kid listening this think yeah I like this then the jungle beat kicked I was like WOW!!!

[@NELLIE-gs7zl]

3 words,,,what a tune...Nuff said....pure old school dope on plastic..😆😨😃

[@davidmichael3189]

This is Nasty. The Spin-Back Sample & Amen here is Delicious 🎉

[@IbnZebbug]

That drop and rolling beats and bass , memories of Astoria crazy club sin city and dungeons and Camden palace and then you had the roast jungle fever ❤❤❤❤ Hello from libya

[@emiliacanet9960]

2024 awesome forever

[@kayaman1963]

Playing this right now in northeast Thailand chooooooon

[@garyskinner2422]

Use to rave to this in dungeons Lee Bridge Road, vauxhall arches, the fridge Brixton lol brilliant days

[@IbnZebbug]

Dungeon was a bit of a mad place used to go there early in the morning after Astoria crazy club and dancing in the car park

[@23nothinking]

Still sets me off

[@waynegamble4752]

Aggrovator_23 Without a doubt, I'm 50 in a few days .The Mrs is watching ' come dine with me ' , I've got the headphones on .Foot tapping to this banger .Still does it lol .

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

Same here!!

[@mattfitton6124]

53 stil playing it now

[@funkdoubt1]

Riddim. Vintage stock. Kudos to the production team. History-makers. ✨👌

[@milespstringer]

This tune reminds me of the first 24 hour Rave at Goldenhill Fort, Isle of Wight 1991.....I was 25 at the time! Fantastic memories......R.I.P. to all of my friends who've passed on since then ❤️

[@antelephant2511]

first heard it played at linford film studios , got a cab back and the guy was listening to the shipping forecast all the way home. I swear it took a few hours for me to unscrew my face after that night,

[@chrisfisher7288]

Battersea massive in the area.👏👏👏

[@IbnZebbug]

That was the lick especially roast at linford Street studios ❤

[@lornamarie5544]

One of my desert island discs for sure. I'm sat at my desk playing this and it's so hard to sit still.

[@markstruce5717]

Launched a Generation 😎🤩🥳😳😵‍💫😬

[@stoneybmc.4919]

This tune is a legend

[@alancopeland2599]

you just gotta love dis tune ,shout to all original cheesy quavers still loving it

[@muscademayer5226]

Symbol of rave scene!!!

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

True!!!!

[@DAZZLER109]

My god an absolute classic ❤️👍👍💊💊

[@lordmillwall8784]

1:43 That Drop 🤘☢😁

[@gilsantos7701]

Gil 180 BX I love it classic House Music 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷💯

[@Wotsinyourbag3]

One of the best of all time-top 5 no doubt. Cant believe ive found it on YT! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@TheCosmicbirddog72]

And to think decades later, I've still not questioned: what is "IE"... 😆😂🤣💪🏼👍🏼

[@auroraeredia9917]

Inland Empire

[@craighenshaw2746]

Choooon takes me right back.getting the nostalgia rushes..🥁🎹🥁🎹👆👇👈👉

[@SpiralMoss]

I remember hearing this on a mix tape in Ireland in 1992 I had a pair of spx and flare's, stripy top etc I thought I had it made, by 2003 I was off all the hooch and drugs etc but I have no regrets and still clean and sober.... it's all part of the journey. I seen a lot of people die from addiction,I'm one of the lucky ones

[@chrisChris6969]

Ha ha ,,fuck me , haven't heard of the Spx in years I had 3 pairs ,, favourite was the black + teal suede pair Best of times pal

[@SpiralMoss]

@@chrisChris6969 remember the British Knights too and Patrick Ewing's....I'm still listening to dance music, more deep house now but now and again I listen to old school

[@chrisChris6969]

@@SpiralMoss do I fuck ,,I love the brown /black 1's , remember the LA gear knock offs of the air Jordan 4 I think

[@chrisChris6969]

@@SpiralMoss ya me too I still listen to electronic music ,even more now Love death on the balcony

[@SpiralMoss]

@@chrisChris6969 had la gear Michael Jackson s local shop in Ireland was importing knock offs FFS we were all wearing them oblivious that they were fakes 🤣🤣

[@simonreed6180]

Sounds good on my Bose all these years later - wish I had the system back in the day 😜

[@MrGreenGreenie]

Hands up if you experienced this 1st time around and didn’t just come across it on you tube! Name the club and dj who rocked it?

[@hilmirken9852]

DJ hype eclipse cov

[@4516n41]

For me it was college radio. Not sure if the dj ever mentioned his name. However I first learned the name of the track when I bought "Routes from the jungle" compilation many years later.

[@ExtraIceCube]

All I know, rocking out of my head, burning the soles of my trainers, and how quickly 8 hours can rush on by. I don't remember the Djs that were there playing as they appeared, only by recalling that nights flyer to know who it was.

[@professordontknowetry8343]

Old school raver.You in danger!!!!

[@tobewills2665]

My boy's vinyl collection at the time... discovered ardcore the same weekend as I discovered e e e e ....(n Luce e e e e lol)

[@mikeleepritchard]

What a tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuneeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@realskiontherory2020]

Miss these days no matter the breakfast of age you cant take out true raver to true tune from near the beginning love to all that was there ❤

[@stevebrown3040]

Bad Ass Tune Rediscovered again for Me from the Crazy Rave Daze!!! I woz there!!!

[@tracygibbs7805]

Absolutely when I listen to this it takes me back and iam there thank God 52 now I could definitely do it one more time ❤❤😂😂

[@chrisramsden5980]

old skool banger!!!!!lemee here u scream

[@3dbully]

Thank's for the comment, have fond memories of this myself....luv the beat's.

[@MP-qj8mr]

Brings back old memories this ...great classic

[@darrenfoy3776]

Ole skool classic... Memories..

[@chrislongmuir5558]

Those were the days ✌️

[@michaelbarrow1]

Top track when that beat comes in and that baseline thats what got me into dark jungle

[@hilmirken9852]

Good lord this track is so good (the bells)

[@gregoryfrancis7406]

tracks still got cahones in 2017... wow never gets dated

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

2020 AND IT'S STILL A BANGER!!! BIG UP

[@skeelo69]

absolutely mental times raving to this at the height of raving and finding secret warehouse nights out.

[@m2soundsystem42]

we are the e generation ,top tune !

[@user-lz7bp7mk9f]

Big up nigel Benn who used this as intro ❤ Big up da old stool Big up Lennie d ❤ Big up east as a whole gunshot❤❤❤❤❤

[@sharonlauder4046]

OMG soo glad a came across this MASSIVE TRACK again unsure of where l danced to it 1st time but I know that it was a Time of No DRAMA but a time where we all had 1 thing in common no matter where you were from we were there to DANCE like nobody was watching. So too all Ya that had the Pleasure of the era that will NEVER EVER BE REPEATED. l am so glad we did it .❤❤❤💯

[@ens4808]

Oh yeah ! As i heard thru time. This is one of the original jungle choons. Jurassic Classic 🔥🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥

[@skeelo69]

One of the earliest adopters of the 'Amen Break' .... Tuuunneee 😎 deadly tune with the rifle ricochet going on and ....let me hear you scream💯

[@trishareid7561]

This song changed history ❤

[@j.a.6844]

Este tema es lo más grande, recuerdo bailarla entre viajes y como su sonido entraba por todos los poros de mi piel, 🖖🏻 todavía hoy me da escalofríos

[@tpark91]

oh my goddd that baselineeee!!!!

[@supafly8558]

There are no words for how good this is...

[@jazznolan]

The tune of all tunes

[@zoethesmall3601]

Luv this, im proud to say im old enuff to b there wen this jungle tune woz invented .... it absolutely woz the 1st !!!

[@kennethwoodley7409]

Me to ,best years of my life

[@skeelo69]

@@kennethwoodley7409 Proud to have been a part of the Rave Culture, drug free mind you.

[@Britishwisdom]

we were on E IN 88, NO club in the uk would play rave tunes them days, so we did the illegal ones bad ass they were.

[@kev-mrsound0818]

This tune just came to my head and had to find that beat here on KZbin...... thank you for the upload now I’m going to link this to my sound system...... happy days fam

[@marcuswoods9397]

Same

[@no1zambia255]

Talk pish

[@timthegallant]

No words needed really. Apart from them.

[@olivermaxsole6224]

48 goosebumbs love it

[@sherilicious6446]

Been raving to this tune for 30 years. Absolute classic.

[@naysomerfield2970]

45 the tune still hard to this day 💥☝️👌the droppppp let me hear you scream

[@MsSamanthaTKO]

Now playing in knock barbers east Belfast

[@mrclean62]

Old school DnB , press record & absorb the subculture... keep droppin the sickness brother, one love; dAnce sAfe:

[@jazznolan]

Orange club rocket Holloway Road Base box Edmonton....bring it

[@devendrarampersaud7266]

30 years ago....into the future massive breakbeat.