A native of Birmingham, Green was involved in the city's post-punk and goth scenes in early 1980s and was close friends with musicians such as Paul Neville and Diarmuid Dalton.

Initially, they used a basic drum machine, with Neville playing guitar and Green on bass and vocals; the duo were writing songs influenced by the Cure's Seventeen Seconds and Faith albums.

Rob Haynes of The Quietus described Green's bass sound as "like the noise a glacier might make as it remorselessly ground a mountain to dust.

"[5] Green's basslines were essential in Godflesh's music and "freed up Broadrick to conjur the atmosphere with his droning guitar sound."

Green also adapted his style to Godflesh's various influences, including electronic music, dub, breakbeat and hip hop.

His favourite bass guitarists include Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, Jean-Jacques Burnel of the Stranglers, Paul McCartney of the Beatles and Dennis Dunaway, the original bassist for Alice Cooper Band.