Jim Baker and Phil Aslett, who make up Source Direct, first met while still at school in suburban St. Albans at the dawn of the '90s.

Holed up in the attic of Jim's parents' house they began to hone their production skills.

They debuted with the 'Trust Me EP' on Certificate 18 under the moniker 'Sounds Of Life' in 1994 and recorded a further two singles and two remixes for the label over the next year and a half. The money they made was used to bolster their home studio.

The duo's first release as Source Direct appeared in mid-94 on Odysee, another friend's label, and by the start of '95 they had grown confident enough to initiate their own eponymous imprint to release their music. By the end of that year, Jim and Phil's talent was recognised and rewarded by an EP on Metalheadz, the genuinely creepy 'The Cult' and 'Made-Up Sound'. A succession of EPs and remixes followed on Metalheadz, Good Looking and Mo Wax before they signed to Virgin's Science imprint at the end of 1996.
An album and then a succession of releases appeared on various labels as well as their own label "Source Direct Recordings".