Unreleased Mampi Swift

Nygma187 · July 19, 2025

On 8/4/2024 at 2:04 PM, gameoveryeah said:

Mampi Swift – Untitled [Unreleased] - on Telepathy Live Sessions 14th Nov 1998 – Mampi Swift tape B2) https://www.discogs.com/release/19356601-Mampi-Swift-DJ-Swift-Untitled-Space

This is ATG - Nasty released on Charge I own this

Nygma187 · July 19, 2025

On 8/4/2024 at 2:06 PM, gameoveryeah said:

Mampi Swift – Untitled [Unreleased] - on Hysteria 24 The Big Payback 19th February 1999 – Mampi Swift tape A13) & B1)

This is Mampi Swift - L.S.D from the Long Life EP I own this too lol

gameoveryeah · July 20, 2025

16 hours ago, Nygma187 said:

This is Mampi Swift - L.S.D from the Long Life EP I own this too lol

The track is slightly different to LSD as it does not have the helicopter sound and is missing some of the other sounds in the track. This track must have eventually ended up becoming LSD.

dubdubdub has confirmed "In my collection i found this track in 2 slightly different versions. Both plates came from different dj collections. One plates says "Swift Time", the other "Mampi Time". So its called "Time"".

gameoveryeah · July 20, 2025

17 hours ago, Nygma187 said:

This is ATG - Nasty released on Charge I own this

This is excellent, thanks for confirming!

DubzID · September 26, 2025

Hi All, does anyone have any info on this tune?

https://hearthis.at/dubz-jy/dubz010152a/

gameoveryeah · April 3

Mampi Swift - Dark Ting (Unreleased 1998)

cherry412 confirmed the dubplate is known to have "Dark Ting" written on it, another dubplate found of this has "Duress" written on. Profile's dubplate of it is unlabeled

Played at
1998-07-12 Kool FM | DJ Magic Fresh (Kutt Records) & MC A1 | Jungle Set 1998 | Sun 12 Jul 1998 Track A8)
1998-06-13 Magic & MC A1 on Kool FM track A7)

Credit to Vitus_ for ID'ing this one and DarkoneDeadly on Youtube for the upload.

gameoveryeah · April 4

Mampi Swift – Untitled (Samples Hypnotist and Touch Of J) (Unreleased 1998)

cherry412 aka Sample Bandit on Soundcloud has confirmed they had a mutual friend send Swift a clip of this track. Swift confirmed it never came out and it was just an experiment on its own, doesn't have a name or anything specific. He remembers some of the samples are from Hypnotist and Touch of J. At one point someone threw away all his dats and zip drives and this would've been on it.

Played at
1998-10-11 Protocol, Magic & A1 MC on Kool FM track A20) [at 1:14:10 until 1:18:19]
1998-12 Protocol, Magic & A1 MC on Kool FM track A10) [at 38:53 until 44:42]
Cyndicut 97.8FM - 11/10/98 - DJ Nicol & DJ Magic (with MC Eks Man & MC A1) Track A7)
Texas Pete & MC A1 & MC Mirage - Cyndicut 97.8FM Summer 99 Track A1)
DJ Magic & MC A1 - Cyndicut 97.8FM 25-10-98 Track A8)
Kenny Ken Kiss 100 FM 02/09/1998

Clips below

Kenny Ken Kiss 100 FM 02/09/1998

1998-10-11 Protocol, Magic & A1 MC on Kool FM track A20) [at 1:14:10 until 1:18:19]

1998-12 Protocol, Magic & A1 MC on Kool FM track A10) [at 38:53 until 44:42]

Cyndicut 97.8FM - 11/10/98 - DJ Nicol & DJ Magic (with MC Eks Man & MC A1) Track A7)

Texas Pete & MC A1 & MC Mirage - Cyndicut 97.8FM Summer 99 Track A1)

DJ Magic & MC A1 - Cyndicut 97.8FM 25-10-98 Track A8)

gameoveryeah · April 5

Mampi Swift – Drive (Unreleased 1998)

cherry412 has confirmed this tune is called 'Drive'. Plate is labeled 'Future' on the flip but it actually plays 'The Kraft - Dance'. Either this is mislabeled or CHRG 005 has the tracks the other way around.

Played at
Kool FM 1998-02-01 Frenzic & Shockin A26)
Kool FM 1998-02-21 Probe IC3 Shochin Skibadee A10)
Kool FM 1998-03-01 Probe & Skibadee A17)
Kool FM 1998-03-07 Pugwash & Gee B2)
Kool FM 08/01/99 DJ Probe (with MC Skibadee) A2)
Kool FM 16/01/99 Rema-dee, DJ Probe, DJ Protocall (with MCs Riddla & Shabba) B2)
Kool FM 20/03/99 DJ Probe b2b Logan D (with MCs IC3 & Riddla) A5)

Clips below

Kool FM 08/01/99 DJ Probe (with MC Skibadee) A2

Kool FM 16/01/99 Rema-dee, DJ Probe, DJ Protocall (with MCs Riddla & Shabba) B2)

Kool FM 20/03/99 DJ Probe b2b Logan D (with MCs IC3 & Riddla) A5)

gameoveryeah · April 8

Mampi Swift – Untitled "What's Up" (Unreleased 1999)

Has a similar beat to Touch of J but has vocals saying "What's Up" and is not a remix of Touch of J

Played at
Kool FM 19990116 - DJ Protocol & MCs Shabba D and Riddla - Kool FM - 94.5FM - 16.01.1999 Track A7) [at 25:34 until 30:35]
DJ Profile @ Kool FM, 13 Feb 1999 B17)
DJ Protocall @ Kool FM, 14 Feb 1999 B3)

gameoveryeah · May 8

On 7/17/2025 at 8:42 PM, Nygma187 said:

where have you got this set from? every copy of this set online had that stupid recording over it, this one hasn’t I need this asap haha

Found a full version of this set here without the adverts:

Nygma187 · May 16

On 5/8/2026 at 12:54 PM, gameoveryeah said:

Found a full version of this set here without the adverts:

cheers pal

Dapz · May 16

On 8/4/2024 at 1:58 PM, gameoveryeah said:

Mampi Swift - Untitled "Early version of Reload" [Unreleased] - on Heat & One Nation 31st July 1998 - Mampi Swift tape A3) (Has to be considered a remix of some sort, of "Load" but not "Reload" from the year after. This is an early version of Reload released on Playaz - this is basically the 2nd drop) - thevault on dogsonacid.com confirmed a possible different iteration of this track was found on a dubplate titled "Project B"

I rememebr sitting the studio with swift talking about this mix, and he said that Pascal, Hype said it sounds to much like "The One" so he switched the bassline up and drum patten on the released version, yet add a nod to "the one" bassline style in the 2nd drop of the released version of reload

Dapz · May 16

Around 2015 I sat in the studio with Swift and we spent the best part of 5 days ripping a load of his DATs. Some of the tapes were snapped, but most of them worked, and there were loads of tracks on there that I remembered hearing at events in the early 2000s, including VIP mixes of Jaws (there’s actually a snippet of me playing it through some outboard on YouTube).

The main reason we ripped them was because Swift was putting together his History LP at the time. It was also around the same period we made “Big Tune” featuring MC Dynamite.

I don’t think he ever really did anything with a lot of the tracks we recovered. There were absolutely loads of them, and some of the tracks in these SoundCloud links might actually be from those DATs. It’s been a while now, but I remember him saying he felt some of the mixes weren’t quite right and wished he could go back and tweak them.

This was before stem separation was really a thing, so back then it wasn’t exactly possible to revisit old DAT mixes in the way you probably could now. But I remember saying to him, they are what they are. Those tracks are the foundations and building blocks of what made his sound and legacy what it became.

gameoveryeah · May 19

On 5/16/2026 at 10:42 PM, Dapz said:

I rememebr sitting the studio with swift talking about this mix, and he said that Pascal, Hype said it sounds to much like "The One" so he switched the bassline up and drum patten on the released version, yet add a nod to "the one" bassline style in the 2nd drop of the released version of reload

On 5/16/2026 at 11:03 PM, Dapz said:

Around 2015 I sat in the studio with Swift and we spent the best part of 5 days ripping a load of his DATs. Some of the tapes were snapped, but most of them worked, and there were loads of tracks on there that I remembered hearing at events in the early 2000s, including VIP mixes of Jaws (there’s actually a snippet of me playing it through some outboard on YouTube).

The main reason we ripped them was because Swift was putting together his History LP at the time. It was also around the same period we made “Big Tune” featuring MC Dynamite.

I don’t think he ever really did anything with a lot of the tracks we recovered. There were absolutely loads of them, and some of the tracks in these SoundCloud links might actually be from those DATs. It’s been a while now, but I remember him saying he felt some of the mixes weren’t quite right and wished he could go back and tweak them.

This was before stem separation was really a thing, so back then it wasn’t exactly possible to revisit old DAT mixes in the way you probably could now. But I remember saying to him, they are what they are. Those tracks are the foundations and building blocks of what made his sound and legacy what it became.

Thanks for the information on the Early version of Reload and thanks for sharing your experiences of being in the studio going through all of these DATs, that must have been very exciting times!

cherry412 · May 21

vault / sample bandit / etc here, finally managed to make an account

The above re: DATs being ripped is very interesting

I've been collecting unreleased Swift for a while now and have a mutual contact who forwards clips to him when I'm down bad for info on a particular track

I sent him the 1998 Untitled (with Touch Of J Samples) track and he said that he doesn't have it anymore because at one point his DATs, zip drives and sample CDs were destroyed and he had to rebuild from there. @Dapz Reckon the ones you were ripping came after that?

There's a lot of unreleased and unheard Swift that was produced between Long Life and Mainframe, enough to make a whole album on its own tbh, so I reckon it could've happened around that time.

My specialty is making ultra high quality dubplate recordings.. so I'm gearing up to eventually sending him everything I have and hopefully fill some gaps in his archives. Would be a huge win if he did another legacy releases project. Really big fan of high profile archive projects like Future Cut's 20 Years, Optical 20 Years, Skeptic 25 Year Archives etc. so I hope to see him continuing to follow suit

And I agree that the tracks being the way they are represent an important legacy. Swift is an innovator and he influenced the genre in many ways. Even his quick sketches and jam sessions that found their way to some dubplate are dnb history at this point and are absolutely worthy of preservation.

cherry412 · May 22

Now that dubzid posted a Time version I hadn't recognised I decided to take a closer look at the differences between each known playout and dub

It's a bit different from how it's been established so far but I think this is correct

Mampi Swift - Time (Version 1) (1999)

This is likely the earliest version as it lacks the long intro (starts at the 4/4 kick bit), mix is less developed, and some of the bass is slightly pitched down at the start of the drop.

This is recorded from a dubplate cut for DJ SS labeled "Swift Time" and it has Long Life release version on the flip. Exact same plate as the one that dubdubdub clipped earlier

At this time there aren't any known playouts of this version

Mampi Swift - Time (Version 2) (1999)

This second version has a much longer intro, drums are layered a bit different throughout. Mix is more developed. You can tell this specific version by having the exact main bass from Version 1 except slightly pitched up, and this is the only version so far with more hi hats layered at the start of the drop (1:10 in the clip below). Plus many other small production changes throughout the track.

It was found on a dubplate cut for an unknown DJ. Clip from dubzid: https://hearthis.at/dubz-jy/010320-b/

Played at:
Mampi Swift & Mc Det @ Syrous Bitter Sweet, Toronto, Canada [1999-02-13] (clip below)
Mampi Swift @ Hysteria 24 - The Big Payback [1999-02-19]
Darren Jay B2B Mampi Swift @ The Junction, Cambridge (Warning - 'Junglist Mayhem For 1999' Pack) [1999-02-20]
Randall B2B Mampi Swift @ Pure Science 2nd Birthday [1999-02-20]

Mampi Swift - Time (Version 3) (1999)

The track received another update sometime before June 1999.

The intro pad is a bit different and a repeating sound effect from Version 2 is removed. The most noticeable difference is the changes to the main bass - its groove is changed (less of a sustain and more of a wobble now), the distortion and pitch are also different. The hi hat is gone from the start of the drop. Plus again many other small production changes throughout the track.

This version was found on a dubplate cut for Micky Finn labeled "Time", again with Long Life release version on the flip.

Clipped from Mampi Swift @ Telepathy Insight At The Capital Club Leicester Square London [1999-06-04]

cherry412 · May 26

The 1-2K has several unreleased versions, here's 3 that I know of

Mampi Swift - The-1 2K (Unreleased Version 1) (2000)

Drums less busy on buildup and drop also - there's less layers and the tambourine is missing entirely. Big bass hit before the predrop that isn't in rls. Small production differences throughout.

A dubplate clip of this is still available on SoundCloud:

Clipped from Brockie B2B Mampi Swift @ United Dance 2000 Bagleys [2000-02-04]

Mampi Swift - The-1 2K (Unreleased Version 2) (2000)

Both the drums and bass are arranged differently at the start. Intro is missing the slow synth melody before the buildup. This synth melody plays over the drop in places where it doesn't in the release version. This one's pretty close to final.

Clipped from Mampi Swift @ Pure Science 2000 [2000-02-19]

Mampi Swift - The-1 2K (Unreleased Version 3) (2000)

I'm not sure if this was made before or after the release version was produced. The two known playouts were months after Version 2 got played which was already quite close to final, so there is a possibility that this is some kind of VIP.

Intro drums are arranged different and there's drums during what would normally be a drumless portion of the intro. There is a hoover sound not present in other versions that plays at random times throughout the track. The main bass is changed for a softer less distorted one that retains the same melody at first but switches it up a bit halfway into the track. Lots of other small production changes throughout the track.

There is a dubplate of this version cut for Kenny Ken labeled "I" (as in 1), with the 1999 unreleased Mampi Swift track 'Take Off' on the flip labeled "Charge".

Played at:
Nicky Blackmarket @ Dreamscape, The Rex Music Arena, London [2000-05-06] (clip below)
Logan D b2b Crissy Criss @ Kool FM [2000-05-??]

gameoveryeah · June 16

Mampi Swift - Hostile (Unreleased 2000)

0:52 here Hype mentions this is Mampi Swift's 'Hostile' coming as part of 4 or 6 track EP on True Playaz in 2000 October.

Since we know there's no Swift EP on True Playaz around that time it could explain the fate of a few of these mid to late 2000 tracks..

Hype played this Unknown track with hoovers on air around the same time.

And Unknown "Rolla" was once played by Zinc so maybe it's part of this group of tracks also.

Played at
2000-07-03 DJ Hype - Kiss 100 FM
2000-05-13 - Mampi Swift Live at Pure Science 13.5.2000 (NO MC) (ATOMICS)