Editing Nothing Records (section)

=== Plug ===
In 1995, the prolific, British electronic musician [[Luke Vibert]] debuted a project called [[Plug (band)|Plug]] on seminal UK label [[Rising High Records]], where he had previously released material under the name [[Wagon Christ]]. The Plug material showcased a different side of Vibert's repertoire, foraying into the genres of [[Drum and bass|drum 'n' bass]] and [[Oldschool jungle|jungle]], which were reaching their peak in the British club scene.  Plug began with a series of 12" EPs, each an anagram of Vibert's name; ''Visible Crater Funk'', ''Rebuilt Kev'' and ''Versatile Crib Funk'', the latter of which was moved under Rising High's sub-label, Blue Angel Records.

In 1996, Plug followed up the EPs with a debut full-length through Blue Angel, entitled ''[[Drum 'n' Bass for Papa]]''.  The following year, [[Blue Planet (record label)|Blue Planet Recordings]], a sub-label of [[Silver Planet|Silver Planet Recordings]], reissued the album, along with the single ''[[Me & Mr. Sutton]]''.

In 1997, [[Trent Reznor]] invited Plug to remix the [[Nine Inch Nails]] track ''[[The Perfect Drug]]'', which had been heavily inspired by UK electronic music.  There exists confusion about how Trent had come to know Vibert's work, with Vibert himself stating, "I could never understand how I got it (''The Perfect Drug'' remix) in the first place.  Somehow, Trent heard my stuff and really liked it."<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.chartattack.com/news/2001/03/13/luke-vibert-wagon-christs-adventures-in-time-travel/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161221020928/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2001/03/13/luke-vibert-wagon-christs-adventures-in-time-travel/| url-status = usurped| archive-date = December 21, 2016| title = Luke Vibert: Wagon Christ's Adventures In Time Travel| author = Ziffle, Vincent| work = Chart Attack| date = March 13, 2001| access-date = December 18, 2016}}</ref> He added, "Someone told me that [[Alex Paterson]] from [[The Orb]] played my Plug stuff for Trent and someone else told me that [[Coil (band)|Coil]] played it for him.  All I know is that Nothing got in contact with me for the Nine Inch Nails remix and then expressed interest in releasing ''Drum 'N' Bass For Papa'', so I guess I passed the test."<ref>{{cite web| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=_CoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31| title = Plug: A Man Of Many Names | author = Ashare, Matt| work = CMJ New Music Monthly| date = October 1997| access-date = April 6, 2017}}</ref>  Nothing Records label-mate [[Jack Dangers]] of [[Meat Beat Manifesto]] (who likewise appeared with a remix on [[Nine Inch Nails|Nine Inch Nails']] ''[[The Perfect Drug]]'' single) credited himself as having introduced Vibert's work to Reznor.<ref name="Madden, Dave">{{cite web| url = http://www.slugmag.com/music-features/meat-beat-manifesto-an-unexpected-rhythm/| title = Meat Beat Manifesto: An Unexpected Rhythm | author = Madden, Dave| work = Slug Magazine| date = November 11, 2010| access-date = December 18, 2016}}</ref>  Dangers had been a fan of Vibert's, inviting him to remix Meat Beat Manifesto around the same time, on MBM's ''It's The Music'' single (under the Plug moniker) and the ''Original Fire'' EP (as Luke Vibert).  At the time, Vibert also had a standing offer from UK label [[Ninja Tune]] to re-issue the album.  Vibert ultimately opted to accept Reznor's offer with Nothing Records.

On September 9, 1997, Nothing/Interscope released the double-disc collection, ''Drum 'N' Bass For Papa + Plug EP's 1, 2 & 3'', licensed from Blue Planet Recordings.  The album compiled the Plug full-length alongside tracks from the ''Visible Crater Funk'', ''Rebuilt Kev'' and ''Versatile Crib Funk'' EPs.  However, there were some differences between the US and UK editions.  The tracks "Cut" and "Subtle (In Your Face)" were replaced on the US edition by new mixes; "Cut ('97 Remix)" and "A Subtle Blend," while the track "The Life Of The Mind" was omitted altogether, due to concerns over uncleared samples, which included dialogue from the [[Coen Brothers]] film [[Barton Fink]].  For the second disc of EPs, the songs "Cheesy (Pic 'N' Mix)" from ''Rebuilt Kev'' and "Crib Funk" from ''Versatile Crib Funk'' were omitted, while the track titles for "Tuff Rinse" and "Versatile" were reversed.

The following year in 1998, Vibert would again appear on major labels, returning to his Wagon Christ alias for the ''[[Tally Ho! (album)|Tally Ho!]]'' album, which was released on [[Virgin Records]] in the UK and [[Astralwerks]] in the US.  In the years to follow, Vibert continued to further establish himself as one of the most well-known producers in underground, British electronic music, with releases under a variety of aliases, including Kerrier District, The Ace Of Clubs, Amen Andrews, Spac Hand Luke, Luke Warm and more, for a host of influential electronic labels, including [[Warp (record label)|Warp Records]], [[Rephlex Records]], [[Ninja Tune]], [[Planet Mu]], [[Mo' Wax]] and many more.

Vibert would later state that he was unable to continue the Plug project, stemming from his inability to record songs in the same style, due to changes in his equipment and recording techniques.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://blog.bleep.com/2012/01/09/bleep-interviews-plug-luke-vibert| title = Bleep Interviews Plug (Luke Vibert)| author = unknown| work = Bleep Blog| date = January 9, 2012| access-date = December 18, 2016| url-status = bot: unknown| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160331233235/http://blog.bleep.com/2012/01/09/bleep-interviews-plug-luke-vibert| archive-date = March 31, 2016}}</ref> Instead, Vibert created the Amen Andrews alias for [[Rephlex Records]], which explored similar territory as Plug, under the revised recording techniques.

However, a wealth of unreleased Plug material still existed, which would slowly find its way out in subsequent years.  In 2006, Todd Osborn and Tadd Mullinix's Detroit-based label Rewind Records released Plug's ''[[Here It Comes (Plug EP)|Here It Comes EP]]'', which collected several unreleased tracks from the 90s Plug archives.  In early 2011, Luke Vibert would go back to Ninja Tune, the label which nearly released the Plug material in 1997, to inform them that he found some long-lost, never before heard DATs of Plug material, dated from 1995 - 1998.  Receptive to the material, Ninja Tune released it as the second, full-length Plug album, ''[[Back On Time (Plug album)|Back On Time]]'', on January 9, 2012.  To date, it stands as the final release under the Plug moniker.

Due to his propensity to produce under a myriad of monikers and labels, combined with his limited recording window as Plug, Vibert's involvement with Nothing Records did not extend beyond ''Drum 'N' Bass For Papa'', aside from two of the album's tracks featuring on the 1998 Nothing Records compilation, ''Nothing Changes''.  Vibert remains a well-known producer in electronic music, regularly releasing new material across a variety of electronic sub-genres.