Luke Vibert Explained

Luke Vibert
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Name:Luke Francis Vibert
Alias:Plug, Wagon Christ, Kerrier District, The Ace Of Clubs, Amen Andrews, Spac Hand Luke, Butler Kiev, Luke Warm
Birth Date:26 January 1973
Origin:Redruth, Cornwall, UK
Genre:Electronic, IDM, acid techno, drum and bass, trip hop
Occupation:Musician, record producer
Instrument:Keyboards, synthesizer
Years Active:1990–present
Label:Rephlex, Ninja Tune, Astralwerks, Warp, Nothing Records, Mo' Wax, Planet Mu
Associated Acts:Aphex Twin, Jeremy Simmonds, B.J. Cole, Jean-Jacques Perrey
Website:Brainwashed page

Luke Vibert (born 26 January 1973) is a British electronic musician and producer, also known for his work under several aliases such as Plug and Wagon Christ. Raised in Cornwall, Vibert began releasing projects in the 1990s across varied genres, including techno, drum and bass, and trip hop. He has recorded on labels such as Rephlex, Ninja Tune, Planet Mu, and Warp.

Early years: 1990s

Vibert's first musical output was in a variety of bands, including a punk act called Five Minute Fashion and later a 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 along with a number of key members of Aphex Twin's 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 music label. As a result of the popularity of the style in the early 1990s, Rising High commissioned an ambient music album from Vibert, who delivered Phat Lab Nightmare under the alias Wagon Christ in 1993.

Vibert pioneered the "drill 'n' bass" subgenre, which experimented with jungle and 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.

2000 and onwards

In late 1999 and 2000, Vibert began touring with BJ Cole to promote their fusion album Stop the Panic. In 2002, he would begin a series of live collaborations with 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, for a series of EPs. 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 on the name of Irish game show host Eamonn Andrews, referring to the fact that each Amen Andrews track uses the Amen break. In 2004, Vibert explored acid disco when he remixed a Black Devil song, which was released on 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 by Miss Kittin,[4] which charted at number one-hundred seventy on the French Albums Chart.[5]

In 2007 he founded a club night with Posthuman called "I Love Acid" after his track. In 2019 it won Best British Club Event in the 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 equipment: TB303, TR808, and JX3P.

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

Discography

Albums

TitleAliasReleaseLabel
WeirsVibert/Simmonds1993Rephlex
Phat Lab NightmareWagon Christ1994Rising High
Throbbing PouchWagon Christ1995Rising High
Drum 'n' Bass for PapaPlug1996Blue Planet
Big SoupLuke Vibert1997Mo' Wax
Tally Ho!Wagon Christ1998Astralwerks
Stop the PanicLuke Vibert & B. J. Cole2000Astralwerks
MusipalWagon Christ2001Ninja Tune
YosepHLuke Vibert2003Warp
Kerrier DistrictKerrier District2004Rephlex
Sorry I Make You LushWagon Christ2004Ninja Tune
Lover's AcidLuke Vibert2005Planet Mu
Amen Andrews Vs. Spac Hand LukeAmen Andrews, Spac Hand Luke2006Rephlex
BenefistThe Ace of Clubs2007First Cask
Chicago, Detroit, RedruthLuke Vibert2007Planet Mu
Moog Acid [7] Jean Jacques Perrey and Luke Vibert2007Lo Recordings
RodulateVibert/Simmonds2008Rephlex
Rhythmルーク・ヴァイバート2008Sound of Speed
We Hear YouLuke Vibert2009Planet Mu
Toomorrow[8] Wagon Christ2011Ninja Tune
Back On TimePlug2011BEAT Records
RidmikLuke Vibert2014Hypercolour
4Kerrier District2015Hypercolour
BizarsterLuke Vibert2015Planet Mu
Luke Vibert Presents UK Garave Vol. 1Luke Vibert2017Hypercolour Records
Smell The UrgencyBluke (Luke Vibert and BluRum13)2017Besides Records
Sense The UrgencyBluke (Luke Vibert and BluRum13)2019Ropeadope
ValvableLuke Vibert2019I Love Acid
Luke Vibert Presents Amen AndrewsLuke Vibert2020Hypercolour Records
Luke Vibert Presents Modern RaveLuke Vibert2020Hypercolour Records
Luke Vibert Presents Rave HopLuke Vibert2020Hypercolour Records
RecepticonWagon Christ2020People of Rhythm
GRITLuke Vibert2022Hypercolour Records
Machine FunkLuke Vibert2023De:tuned

EPs

TitleAliasReleaseLabel
Sunset Boulevard EPWagon Christ1994Rising High
At Atmos EPWagon Christ1994Rising High
Rissalecki EPWagon Christ1995-03Rising High
Redone EPWagon Christ1995-09Rising High
A Polished SolidLuke Vibert1995Mo' Wax
Me & Mr. SuttonPlug1997-07Blue Planet
The Power of LoveWagon Christ1998-06-02Astralwerks
LovelyWagon Christ1998-08-25Astralwerks
'95-'99Luke Vibert2000-06Planet Mu
HomewerkLuke Vibert2002-05-10Planet Mu
ShadowsWagon Christ2004Ninja Tune
SidthugSpac Hand Luke2006-06-06Rephlex
Moog AcidJean Jacques Perrey and Luke Vibert2006-06-26LoEB
Kerrier District 2Kerrier District2006-07-11Rephlex
Here It Comes EPPlug2006-11-30Rewind
Rubber Chunks EPThe Ace of Clubs2007-06-04First Cask
Mate TronLuke Vibert2007-07-02Planet Mu
Instant VibeLuke Warm2014-04-21Blueberry Recordings
News of the WorldAmen Andrews2014-11-10Blueberry Recordings
Turn EPLuke Vibert2018-01-19People of Rhythm
ArcadiaLuke Vibert2014-04-12De:tuned

Compilation albums

TitleAliasReleaseLabel
Drum 'N' Bass for Papa/Plug EP's 1, 2 & 3Plug1997-09-09Nothing/Interscope
Luke Vibert2001-08-07Lo Recordings
Further NuggetsLuke Vibert2002-05-20Lo Recordings
Luke Viberts Nuggets 3Luke Vibert2013-10-14Lo Recordings [9]

Singles

TitleAliasReleaseLabel
"Plug 1 Visible Crater Funk"Plug1995Rising High
"Plug 2 Rebuilt Kev"Plug1995Rising High
"Plug 3 Versatile Crib Funk"Plug1995Rising High
"Do Unto Others"Luke Vibert1997Mo' Wax
"Drum 'n' Bass 'n' Steel"Luke Vibert & B.J. Cole1999-11-01Law & Auder
"Spring Collection"Luke Vibert & B.J. Cole2000-10-31Cooking Vinyl
"Receiver"Wagon Christ2001-02-20Ninja Tune
"Ataride/Tomorrow Acid"Wagon Christ2001-06-12Ninja Tune
"Classid Trax"The Ace of Clubs2002Paperplane
"Vol 01"Amen Andrews2003-08-12Rephlex
"Vol 02"Amen Andrews2003-09-09Rephlex
"Vol 03"Amen Andrews2003-09-23Rephlex
"Vol 04"Amen Andrews2003-08-12Rephlex
"Vol 05"Amen Andrews2003-11-04Rephlex
"Shadows"Wagon Christ2004-08-24Ninja Tune
"Lover's Acid"Luke Vibert2005-03-14Planet Mu

Compilation appearances

Song titleAliasReleased onDate released
"Get Your Head Down"Luke VibertNinja Cuts: Flexistentialism1996
"Argos"PlugMealtime (Planet μ Records Compilation)1997
"Rewind Selecta"Butler Kievμ Allstars - Criminal/Hang All DJ's Volume 32000/2003

Remixes

Song titleAliasReleased onDate released
"Vacuum Sucker"Wagon ChristAural Expansion - Remixed Sheep1995
"Turtle Soup (Wagon Christ Mix)"Wagon ChristDJ Food- Refried Food1996
"The Lake Of Winter (Wagon Christ Mix)"Wagon ChristNobukazu Takemura - Child's View Remix1996
"The Perfect Drug (Remixed by Plug)"PlugNine Inch Nails - "The Perfect Drug" Versions1997
"Radio Babylon (Luke Vibert Mix)"Luke VibertMeat Beat Manifesto - Original Fire1997
"Genius (Luke Vibert Mix)"Luke VibertPitchshifter - Genius Single1998
"Tank (Luke Vibert Remix)"Luke Vibert1999
"Shin Triad (Wagon Christ Mix)"Wagon ChristSquarepusher - Maximum Priest E.P.1999
"Timing, Forget The Timing (Kerrier District Remix)"Kerrier DistrictDisco Club (Remix)2004

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music. Colin Larkin. Virgin Books. 1998. First. 0-7535-0252-6. 361.
  2. Web site: Rephlexology . 28 November 2003. Stuart Aitken. mad.co.uk .
  3. News: Reynolds . Simon . kid606 - Down With The Scene review . 19 August 2019.
  4. Web site: Miss Kittin - A Bugged Out Mix By Miss Kittin (CD). 2011-01-29. Discogs. Zink Media, Inc.
  5. Web site: ultratop.be - Miss Kittin - A Bugged Out Mix By Miss Kittin. fr. Ultratop. Hung Medien. 2011-01-29.
  6. Web site: Soundhunters (4/4) - Speak the way you breathe. ARTE. fr. 2019-07-17. 17 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190717090230/https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/060406-004-A/soundhunters-4-4/. dead.
  7. Web site: Bleep . Bleep . 2014-04-26 . 9 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080409222017/http://www.bleep.com/current_item.php?selection=LCD64_DM . dead .
  8. Web site: Review: Wagon Christ - Toomorrow. Resident Advisor.
  9. Web site: Luke Viberts Nuggets 3 | Lo & Behold . Lorecordings.com . 2014-04-26.