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Origin | St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
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Years active | 1994–2001, 2014–present [2] |
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Source Direct is an English drum and bass act from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. [3] [4] Source Direct have released an EP, Controlled Developments (1997), an album, Exorcise the Demons (1999), [5] as well as numerous singles, under both the Source Direct name and a number of aliases.
Originally Source Direct consisted of James Baker and Phil Aslett, later becoming a solo project of Baker's in 1999.
Originally the act consisted of two childhood friends, James Baker [6] and Phil Aslett. [7] [8] Due to differences between the pair, however, it became entirely a solo project of Baker's in 1999, after the release of Exorcise the Demons. [1] [9]
Source Direct's music uses complex and irregular breakbeats, snappy and precise hi-hats, dark atmospheric sampling and abstract song structures. [1] [2]
Source Direct have released music on a variety of record labels: Metalheadz, [10] Science ( Virgin Records), [1] Good Looking Records, Astralwerks, Basement, Certificate 18, Odysee, Street Beats and the self-owned Source Direct Recordings. They have released singles under the names Intensity, Sounds of Life, Oblivion, Mirage, X-Files and Hokusai. [11]
Despite not being featured on the officially released soundtrack, Source Direct gained recognition for the track "Call & Response" which was used in the horror movie Blade. [12] [13] The track, originally a single, was later included on their EP Controlled Developments, and on their album Exorcise the Demons. [2] Source Direct contributed the track "2097" to the CD soundtrack of the PlayStation game Wipeout 2097, released in 1996. [14]
Fact included Exorcise the Demons in its "The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s". [1]
Source Direct | |
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Background information | |
Also known as |
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Origin | St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
Genres | |
Years active | 1994–2001, 2014–present [2] |
Labels |
|
Members |
|
Past members |
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Website |
sourcedirectrecordings |
Source Direct is an English drum and bass act from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. [3] [4] Source Direct have released an EP, Controlled Developments (1997), an album, Exorcise the Demons (1999), [5] as well as numerous singles, under both the Source Direct name and a number of aliases.
Originally Source Direct consisted of James Baker and Phil Aslett, later becoming a solo project of Baker's in 1999.
Originally the act consisted of two childhood friends, James Baker [6] and Phil Aslett. [7] [8] Due to differences between the pair, however, it became entirely a solo project of Baker's in 1999, after the release of Exorcise the Demons. [1] [9]
Source Direct's music uses complex and irregular breakbeats, snappy and precise hi-hats, dark atmospheric sampling and abstract song structures. [1] [2]
Source Direct have released music on a variety of record labels: Metalheadz, [10] Science ( Virgin Records), [1] Good Looking Records, Astralwerks, Basement, Certificate 18, Odysee, Street Beats and the self-owned Source Direct Recordings. They have released singles under the names Intensity, Sounds of Life, Oblivion, Mirage, X-Files and Hokusai. [11]
Despite not being featured on the officially released soundtrack, Source Direct gained recognition for the track "Call & Response" which was used in the horror movie Blade. [12] [13] The track, originally a single, was later included on their EP Controlled Developments, and on their album Exorcise the Demons. [2] Source Direct contributed the track "2097" to the CD soundtrack of the PlayStation game Wipeout 2097, released in 1996. [14]
Fact included Exorcise the Demons in its "The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s". [1]