Lennie De Ice - We Are i.e.
Label:
Catalog#:
RTOR, RTOR
Format:
Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Country:
UK
Released:
1991
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Breakbeat,
Hardcore
Notes
Main artist is not credited.
Etchings:
A: RTOR - A
B: RTOR - B
Incidental information:
The 'Reel 2 Reel' logo is a reference to Reel 2 Reel Productions, not a credit to the artist Reel II Reel.
Etchings:
A: RTOR - A
B: RTOR - B
Incidental information:
The 'Reel 2 Reel' logo is a reference to Reel 2 Reel Productions, not a credit to the artist Reel II Reel.
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Review by
May 16, 2005
(edited over 4 years ago)
Legendary release this, most DJs point to this as the first Jungle drum and bass track. With the fat reggae style sub-bass bassline, sampled gunshot and the 'we are i.e.' sample taken off Coldcut's first album 'What's That Noise?', the vocal is in fact an arabian call-to-prayer type chant, which, if you get the album, you'll hear in full.
We are ie set a landmark in UK rave history!
Certainly not the first to sample the amen but this tune combined the break with gunshot + vocal samples, a simple but very effective reggae style bassline and was pitched up to the pace of the breakbeat hardcore emerging at that time.
Dropped by major name DJ's at London raves in the summer of 91, it was extremely well received by an audience that wasn't entirely happy with the dominating techno sound. This style perfectly captured the vibe of the scene and quickly established the musical form that later became known as jungle..
Allegedly first put together in 88 it has a raw feel and basic production typical of the era.
While changing the sound of London clubs and uniting a new breed of raver - in typical fashion was completely ignored by mainstream media and labels, which further secures it's lengendary status.
Anyone interested in the roots of real Jungle Drum n Bass should check this piece of vinyl - in my opinion it's the most important release for this style of music.
Certainly not the first to sample the amen but this tune combined the break with gunshot + vocal samples, a simple but very effective reggae style bassline and was pitched up to the pace of the breakbeat hardcore emerging at that time.
Dropped by major name DJ's at London raves in the summer of 91, it was extremely well received by an audience that wasn't entirely happy with the dominating techno sound. This style perfectly captured the vibe of the scene and quickly established the musical form that later became known as jungle..
Allegedly first put together in 88 it has a raw feel and basic production typical of the era.
While changing the sound of London clubs and uniting a new breed of raver - in typical fashion was completely ignored by mainstream media and labels, which further secures it's lengendary status.
Anyone interested in the roots of real Jungle Drum n Bass should check this piece of vinyl - in my opinion it's the most important release for this style of music.
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 was being used in other tracks at the time and the first hardcore tune to feature the amen was 'Father Forgive Them' by Holy Noise (Hithouse) which was released in 1990.
Saying that We Are Ie is still one of the greatest tunes of a great era.
This is in fact wrong as the amen was being used in other tracks at the time and the first hardcore tune to feature the amen was 'Father Forgive Them' by Holy Noise (Hithouse) which was released in 1990.
Saying that We Are Ie is still one of the greatest tunes of a great era.
The track "We Are IE" on this record is often cited as being the first proto-jungle tune. It was the first tune to really incorporate a heavy ragga bassline with a breakbeat and was an indicator of what was to come. It was a huge tune played by every dj and still gets played today by the likes of MJ Cole as his closing tune.