# Luke Vibert

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**Luke Vibert** (born 26 January 1973) is a British [electronic musician](/source/Electronic_music) and [producer](/source/Music_producer), also known for his work under several aliases such as **Plug** and **Wagon Christ**. Raised in [Cornwall](/source/Cornwall,_England), Vibert began releasing projects in the 1990s across varied genres, including [techno](/source/Techno), [drum and bass](/source/Drum_and_bass), and [trip hop](/source/Trip_hop). He has recorded on labels such as [Rephlex](/source/Rephlex_Records), [Ninja Tune](/source/Ninja_Tune), [Planet Mu](/source/Planet_Mu), and [Warp](/source/Warp_Records).

## Early years: 1990s

Vibert's first musical output was in a variety of bands, including a [punk](/source/Punk_rock) act called Five Minute Fashion and later a [Beastie Boys](/source/Beastie_Boys)-esque group called the Hate Brothers, but he quickly moved into the low-cost environment of solo electronic composition.[1]

Vibert grew up in Cornwall and attended the Wesleyan Methodist [Truro School](/source/Truro_School) along with a number of key members of [Aphex Twin](/source/Aphex_Twin)'s [Rephlex Records](/source/Rephlex_Records) crew.[2] Luke and another school friend, Jeremy Simmonds, released an album on Rephlex under the name of *Vibert/Simmonds* which attracted attention from the [Rising High](/source/Rising_High_Records) [music label](/source/Music_label). As a result of the popularity of the style in the early 1990s, Rising High commissioned an [ambient music](/source/Ambient_music) album from Vibert, who delivered *Phat Lab Nightmare* under the alias Wagon Christ in 1993.

Vibert pioneered the "[drill 'n' bass](/source/Drill_'n'_bass)" subgenre, which experimented with [jungle](/source/Jungle_music) and [drum 'n' bass](/source/Drum_'n'_bass) breakbeats, on his 1995 EPs under the name Plug.[3] He would go on further over the next few years to produce more music under the Wagon Christ name for Rising High and [Ninja Tune](/source/Ninja_Tune).

## 2000 and onwards

In late 1999 and 2000, Vibert began touring with [BJ Cole](/source/BJ_Cole) to promote their fusion album *[Stop the Panic](/source/Stop_the_Panic)*. In 2002, he would begin a series of live collaborations with [Aphex Twin](/source/Aphex_Twin). Although Aphex Twin and Luke Vibert never released an album together, Aphex Twin used the song name "Analord", from Vibert's album *[Lover's Acid](/source/Lover's_Acid)*, for a [series of EPs](/source/Analord). Vibert's later releases varied in style as he released albums under various names, including Plug, **Amen Andrews**, **Kerrier District** and **Spac Hand Luke**. "Amen Andrews" is a [word play](/source/Word_play) on the name of [Irish](/source/Ireland) game show host [Eamonn Andrews](/source/Eamonn_Andrews), referring to the fact that each Amen Andrews track uses the [Amen break](/source/Amen_break). In 2004, Vibert explored acid disco when he remixed a [Black Devil](/source/Black_Devil_Disco_Club) song, which was released on *[Disco Club (Remix)](/source/Disco_Club_(Remix))* and released his first album under the alias **Kerrier District**.

In 2006, Vibert's song "Shadows" was featured on the DJ mix album *[A Bugged Out Mix](/source/A_Bugged_Out_Mix_(Miss_Kittin_album))* by [Miss Kittin](/source/Miss_Kittin),[4] which charted at number one-hundred seventy on the [French Albums Chart](/source/Syndicat_National_de_l'%C3%89dition_Phonographique).[5]

In 2007 he founded a club night with [Posthuman](/source/Posthuman_(band)) called "I Love Acid" after his track. In 2019 it won Best British Club Event in the [DJ Mag](/source/DJ_Mag) awards. A vinyl-only record label of the same name was founded in 2014, with Luke contributing two EPs and an album "Valvable" written entirely on three pieces of [Roland](/source/Roland_Corporation) equipment: TB303, TR808, and JX3P.

In 2015, he participated in the musical transmedia *[Soundhunters](/source/Soundhunters)* broadcast on the Franco-German channel [Arte](/source/Arte). For this project, Vibert appeared in the film *Speak the way you breathe* [6] directed by the American film director [Antonino D'Ambrosio](/source/Antonino_D'Ambrosio) and composed an original music of the same name.

## Discography

### Albums

Title Alias Release Label Weirs Vibert/Simmonds 1993 Rephlex Phat Lab Nightmare Wagon Christ 1994 Rising High Throbbing Pouch Wagon Christ 1995 Rising High Drum 'n' Bass for Papa Plug 1996 Blue Planet Big Soup Luke Vibert 1997 Mo' Wax Tally Ho! Wagon Christ 1998 Astralwerks Stop the Panic Luke Vibert & B. J. Cole 2000 Astralwerks Musipal Wagon Christ 2001 Ninja Tune YosepH Luke Vibert 2003 Warp Kerrier District Kerrier District 2004 Rephlex Sorry I Make You Lush Wagon Christ 2004 Ninja Tune Lover's Acid Luke Vibert 2005 Planet Mu Amen Andrews Vs. Spac Hand Luke Amen Andrews, Spac Hand Luke 2006 Rephlex Benefist The Ace of Clubs 2007 First Cask Chicago, Detroit, Redruth Luke Vibert 2007 Planet Mu Moog Acid [7] Jean Jacques Perrey and Luke Vibert 2007 Lo Recordings Rodulate Vibert/Simmonds 2008 Rephlex Rhythm ルーク・ヴァイバート 2008 Sound of Speed We Hear You Luke Vibert 2009 Planet Mu Toomorrow[8] Wagon Christ 2011 Ninja Tune Back On Time Plug 2011 BEAT Records Ridmik Luke Vibert 2014 Hypercolour 4 Kerrier District 2015 Hypercolour Bizarster Luke Vibert 2015 Planet Mu Luke Vibert Presents UK Garave Vol. 1 Luke Vibert 2017 Hypercolour Records Smell The Urgency Bluke (Luke Vibert and BluRum13) 2017 Besides Records Sense The Urgency Bluke (Luke Vibert and BluRum13) 2019 Ropeadope Valvable Luke Vibert 2019 I Love Acid Luke Vibert Presents Amen Andrews Luke Vibert 2020 Hypercolour Records Luke Vibert Presents Modern Rave Luke Vibert 2020 Hypercolour Records Luke Vibert Presents Rave Hop Luke Vibert 2020 Hypercolour Records Recepticon Wagon Christ 2020 People of Rhythm GRIT Luke Vibert 2022 Hypercolour Records Machine Funk Luke Vibert 2023 De:tuned Planet Roll Wagon Christ 2025 De:tuned

### EPs

Title Alias Release Label Sunset Boulevard EP Wagon Christ 1994 Rising High At Atmos EP Wagon Christ 1994 Rising High Rissalecki EP Wagon Christ 1995-03 Rising High Redone EP Wagon Christ 1995-09 Rising High A Polished Solid Luke Vibert 1995 Mo' Wax Me & Mr. Sutton Plug 1997-07 Blue Planet The Power of Love Wagon Christ 1998-06-02 Astralwerks Lovely Wagon Christ 1998-08-25 Astralwerks '95-'99 Luke Vibert 2000-06 Planet Mu Homewerk Luke Vibert 2002-05-10 Planet Mu Shadows Wagon Christ 2004 Ninja Tune Sidthug Spac Hand Luke 2006-06-06 Rephlex Moog Acid Jean Jacques Perrey and Luke Vibert 2006-06-26 LoEB Kerrier District 2 Kerrier District 2006-07-11 Rephlex Here It Comes EP Plug 2006-11-30 Rewind Rubber Chunks EP The Ace of Clubs 2007-06-04 First Cask Mate Tron Luke Vibert 2007-07-02 Planet Mu Instant Vibe Luke Warm 2014-04-21 Blueberry Recordings News of the World Amen Andrews 2014-11-10 Blueberry Recordings Turn EP Luke Vibert 2018-01-19 People of Rhythm Arcadia Luke Vibert 2014-04-12 De:tuned

### Compilation albums

Title Alias Release Label Drum 'N' Bass for Papa/Plug EP's 1, 2 & 3 Plug 1997-09-09 Nothing/Interscope Nuggets: Luke Vibert's Selection Luke Vibert 2001-08-07 Lo Recordings Further Nuggets Luke Vibert 2002-05-20 Lo Recordings Luke Viberts Nuggets 3 Luke Vibert 2013-10-14 Lo Recordings [9]

### Singles

Title Alias Release Label "Plug 1 Visible Crater Funk" Plug 1995 Rising High "Plug 2 Rebuilt Kev" Plug 1995 Rising High "Plug 3 Versatile Crib Funk" Plug 1995 Rising High "Do Unto Others" Luke Vibert 1997 Mo' Wax "Drum 'n' Bass 'n' Steel" Luke Vibert & B.J. Cole 1999-11-01 Law & Auder "Spring Collection" Luke Vibert & B.J. Cole 2000-10-31 Cooking Vinyl "Receiver" Wagon Christ 2001-02-20 Ninja Tune "Ataride" Wagon Christ 2001-06-12 Ninja Tune "Classid Trax" The Ace of Clubs 2002 Paperplane "Vol 01" Amen Andrews 2003-08-12 Rephlex "Vol 02" Amen Andrews 2003-09-09 Rephlex "Vol 03" Amen Andrews 2003-09-23 Rephlex "Vol 04" Amen Andrews 2003-08-12 Rephlex "Vol 05" Amen Andrews 2003-11-04 Rephlex "Shadows" Wagon Christ 2004-08-24 Ninja Tune "Lover's Acid" Luke Vibert 2005-03-14 Planet Mu

### Compilation appearances

Song title Alias Released on Date released "Get Your Head Down" Luke Vibert Ninja Cuts: Flexistentialism 1996 "Argos" Plug Mealtime (Planet μ Records Compilation) 1997 "Rewind Selecta" Butler Kiev μ Allstars - Criminal/Hang All DJ's Volume 3 2000/2003

### Remixes

Song title Alias Released on Date released "Vacuum Sucker" Wagon Christ Aural Expansion - Remixed Sheep 1995 "Turtle Soup (Wagon Christ Mix)" Wagon Christ DJ Food- Refried Food 1996 "The Lake Of Winter (Wagon Christ Mix)" Wagon Christ Nobukazu Takemura - Child's View Remix 1996 "The Perfect Drug (Remixed by Plug)" Plug Nine Inch Nails - "The Perfect Drug" Versions 1997 "Radio Babylon (Luke Vibert Mix)" Luke Vibert Meat Beat Manifesto - Original Fire 1997 "Genius (Luke Vibert Mix)" Luke Vibert Pitchshifter - Genius Single 1998 "Tank (Luke Vibert Remix)" Luke Vibert Cowboy Bebop Remixes: Music for Freelance 1999 "Shin Triad (Wagon Christ Mix)" Wagon Christ Squarepusher - Maximum Priest E.P. 1999 "Timing, Forget The Timing (Kerrier District Remix)" Kerrier District Disco Club (Remix) 2004

## References

1. [Colin Larkin](/source/Colin_Larkin_(writer)) (ed.) (1998). *[The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music)*. First ed. [Virgin Books](/source/Virgin_Books). p. 361. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.

1. Stuart Aitken (28 November 2003). ["Rephlexology"](http://www.stuartaitken.com/post/43555798376/aphextwin). *mad.co.uk*

1. Reynolds, Simon. ["kid606 - Down With The Scene review"](http://reynoldsretro.blogspot.com/2019/08/kid606.html?m=1). Retrieved 19 August 2019.

1. ["Miss Kittin - A Bugged Out Mix By Miss Kittin (CD)"](http://www.discogs.com/Miss-Kittin-A-Bugged-Out-Mix-By-Miss-Kittin/release/674304). *[Discogs](/source/Discogs)*. Zink Media, Inc. 17 April 2006. Retrieved 2011-01-29.

1. ["ultratop.be - Miss Kittin - A Bugged Out Mix By Miss Kittin"](https://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/8332/Miss-Kittin-A-Bugged-Out-Mix-By-Miss-Kittin) (in French). *[Ultratop](/source/Ultratop)*. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-01-29.

1. ["Soundhunters (4/4) - Speak the way you breathe"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190717090230/https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/060406-004-A/soundhunters-4-4/) (in French). *ARTE*. Archived from [the original](https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/060406-004-A/soundhunters-4-4/) on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-17.

1. ["Bleep"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080409222017/http://www.bleep.com/current_item.php?selection=LCD64_DM). Bleep. Archived from [the original](http://www.bleep.com/current_item.php?selection=LCD64_DM) on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

1. ["Review: Wagon Christ - Toomorrow"](https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/8792). *Resident Advisor*

1. ["Luke Viberts Nuggets 3 | Lo & Behold"](http://www.lorecordings.com/release/luke-viberts-nuggets-3/). Lorecordings.com. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

## External links

- [ Wagon Christ Biography] at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)

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