Source Direct is an English drum and bass act from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Source Direct have released an EP, Controlled Developments (1997), an album, Exorcise the Demons (1999), as well as numerous singles, under both the Source Direct name and a number of aliases. Originally Source Direct consisted of James Baker (previously a member of Sounds Of Life) and Phil Aslett, later becoming a solo project of Baker's in 1999.
Links to Peel[]
In an interview in 2014, James Baker acknowledged John Peel's name in the group's rise in the drum and bass scene:
"Phil used to come round to my house where all the music got made in my bedroom which was visited weekly by many DJs like LTJ Bukem, Peshay etc. all looking to get their hands on new DAT’s to cut Dub’s for the weekend (that whole social part of the scene down at Music House has gone). One day I answered the phone and John Peel was at the other end requesting to do a ‘Peel Session’. An interview was done which led to us doing two Sounds Of Life ‘Peel Sessions’. Then it all became a serious business when the major players got involved and by this time Phil was up his own arse thinking he’d made the “big time” (have a laugh!) when in fact the “door of opportunity” had only just been knocked on and the hard work was just about to begin as far as I was concerned. He didn’t put in the studio time to assist in the process of making the tracks and it was a constant battle with him moaning about the work schedule. Virgin/Astralwerks organised a US Tour with a couple of dozen bookings & “press” interviews over 3 weeks and Phil pulled out just 48hrs before … didn’t want to go or be part of SD any more, he was off to do his own thing…" [1]
In reality, Source Direct only did one session rather than two as suggested by James Baker. Baker did two sessions for Peel's shows, one under Sounds Of Life and the other as Source Direct.
Sessions[]
Source Direct - Stonekiller (Hokusai Remix) (Peel Session)
1. Recorded: unknown. First Broadcast: 03 April 1997. Repeated: 17 July 1997
- Stonekiller (Hokusai Remix) / Computer State / Call And Response
Other Shows Played[]
- Source Direct
- 31 March 1995: 'Fabric Of Space (12 inch)' (Source Direct Recordings)
- 08 April 1995 (BFBS): 'Fabric Of Space (12")' (Source Direct Recordings)
- 06 May 1995: Approach & Identify (12 inch) Source Direct Recordings
- 13 May 1995 (BFBS): 'Approach And Identify (12")' (Source Direct Recordings)
- 26 May 1996: ‘Snake Style (12 inch )’ Source Direct Recordings
- 01 June 1996 (BFBS): 'The Crane (12")' (Source Direct Recordings)
- 01 June 1996 (BFBS): 'Snake Style (12")' (Source Direct Recordings)
- 15 June 1996: 'The Crane (12 inch )’ Source Direct Recordings
- 18 January 1997: Black Domina (12" - Two Masks / Black Domina) Virgin
- 26 June 1997: Call & Response (12" - Call & Response / Computer State) Science
- 07 October 1997: Enemy Lines (12" - Capital D. / Enemy Lines) Science
- 15 October 1997: Enemy Lines (12" - Capital D. / Enemy Lines) Science
- 07 January 2003: 'Snake Style (12")' (Source Direct)
- Hokusai
- 18 December 1997: Red Lights (12" - Red Lights / Crystal House) Source Direct
- December 1997 (FSK): Red Lights (12" - Red Lights / Crystal House) Source Direct