Source Direct (band)

Source Direct is a drum and bass producer team from St Albans in the United Kingdom, initially consisting of Phil Aslett and Jim Baker. Source Direct are often compared with ambient drum and bass artists such as LTJ Bukem and other Good Looking Records producers, but their work displays a much more percussive assault than the laid-back jungle artists. They are widely recognized as being amongst the greatest and most influential drum and bass producers ever.

The duo produced singles for a variety of different labels: Metalheadz, Basement, Certificate 18, Odysee, Street Beats, Good Looking Records, and their own Source Direct label. They also released singles under other names, such as Intensity, Sounds of Life, Oblivion and Hokusai. Aslett had left the team by the end of 1999, but Baker still records under the Source Direct name.

Discography

Albums

• "Controlled Developments" (1997, Virgin)
• "Exorcise the Demons" (1999, Virgin)

Singles

• "Future London/Shimmer" (1994, Odysee)
• "A Made Up Sound/The Cult" (1995, Metalheadz)
• "Approach & Identify/Modem" (1995, Source Direct)
• "Different Groove/Stars" (1995, Odysee)
• "Fabric of Space/Bliss" (1995, Source Direct)
• "Snake Style/Exit 9" (1995, Source Direct)
• "Black Rose/Hokusai" (1996, Source Direct)
• "Stonekiller/Web of Sin" (1996, Metalheadz)
• "The Crane/Artificial Barriers" (1996, Source Direct)
• "Call & Response/Computer State" (1997, Virgin)
• "Capital D/Enemy Lines" (1997, Virgin)
• "Two Masks/Black Domina" (1997, Virgin)
• "Concealed Identity" (1998, Virgin)
• "Mind Weaver" (1998, Virgin)
• "Technical Warfare" (1998, Virgin)
• "Snowblind/The Place" (2001, Demonic)
• "Sub One/Escape From Cairo" (2001, Demonic)
• "Yo Bitch!/Pimp Star" (2001, Demonic)

Source Direct in other media

• The track, "Call & Response", appeared in a scene from the 1998 film "Blade" in which the track is being listened to, on headphones, by the villain, Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff), whilst he searches a library's archives. However, the song did not appear on the film's soundtrack.

• Their track "2097" was created especially for use on the CD soundtrack of the 1997 PlayStation game Wipeout 2097.

References

Cooper, Sean. "allmusic ((( Source Direct > Biography )))". Retrieved 9 April 2006.

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External links

• Source Direct (band) discography at Discogs
• Source Direct (band) at rolldabeats
• Phil Aslett interview @ Kmag