Beyond anything you had ever heard in '95, or anything now; so interesting, so complex. Similar boundary-pushing stuff during the era from Squarepusher, Amon Tobin and the like... but this took things to a whole new level. As stated in previous reviews, really a mind-blowing release, with harps and synth stabs and clangs and bizarre samples and devastating bass and cut up military-march breaks that simply made you lose yourself. Listening 20 years later, it continues to have such an impact on how I think about drum n bass, in a similar manner to how Nirvana challenged the clichéd verse-chorus-verse structure of pop music. 710 is still my top pick, but I'm happy with everything here.Your average crowd won't quite get it, but if you get the right floor, it may just go crazy. For home listening, it's fantastic. I truly love this record, as with parts 2 & 3 (all released in a six-month span!) and Drum N Bass For Papa.

Great stuff. No wait - GREAT STUFF! When I first heard it, drum-n-bass (we called it jungle) was just coming into its own. And along comes Plug 1 and WOW! It was like your first experience with a "real" woman (or man) - you know what I mean. Some people aren't quite as moved by this release as I was, which is to be expected, but really - if Plug 1 didn't move ya, WHAT DID? As stated earlier, drum-n-bass was just coming to the fore, and I'd heard some other stuff that made me think '...Cool! This is "fresh"...', but Plug 1 made me stand up and go "A-A-AAA-AA-O-OO-OW-WWW! Really. This stuff was rippin'! I've never quite heard beats like that except by a relatively few others and notably, the Ninja-Tune label, that embraced Vibert whole-heartedly. And the Avantgardism releases had some wicked beats too, but none quite as concise as Vibert's. I still think this was a milestone of the blandish 1990s. The only exciting stuff was the techno revolution I underwent, but I have to admit, that was more the synths and "electronic" feel of it all. Plug 1 was more of a "musical" milestone, being that I'm a drummer. I'm always impressed by his grasp of all things rhythm. An excellent Class A record. I own four of them just in case....