Source Direct

Source Direct

Source Direct are a drum and bass and jungle group from the City of St Albans, United Kingdom. They are made up of Phil Aslett and Kutta. Their output appears from 1994 and continues in the present.

Style and sound

The group’s music combines highly complex, compressed drum programming with dark soundscapes and jazz-funk samples. Their work is often compared with Photek, although with a harder and more hostile edge.

Releases and labels

Most of their releases appear in the mid-to-late 1990s. They issue material through several labels, including Demonic, Odyssey, Certificate 18, Street Beats, Metalheadz, Basement, Good Looking Records and Science, as well as their own Source Direct Recordings imprint. They also use a range of aliases for singles, including Hokusai, Mirage, Sounds of Life, Intensity, X-Files and Oblivion.