cherry412 Posted June 22 Report Posted June 22 Mampi Swift - Soundcraft (1997) Mentioned in Atmosphere issue #37 as having originally been planned to release on CHRG 003. It was found on a dubplate labeled "Swift Sound Craft". Also found in this dubplate ID thread - audio clip. The track title may have been inspired by the Soundcraft Spirit mixing desk Swift was using around this time (mentioned by @Ornette here). Soon after the track's debut Swift would repurpose the word Soundcraft as an artist name. He would make the following announcement in Informer magazine #9: On 9/4/2024 at 9:52 AM, Ornette said: I'm looking at his column / top tracks feature in The Informer magazine #9, May 1997, and he's got this stated: "ON THE BEAT VIP - SOUNDCRAFT - CHARGE THIS IS A RELICK OF MY FIRST RELEASE ON SUB BASE AND HAS BEEN REMIXED BY NEW PRODUCERS SOUNDCRAFT. THE TRACK HAS A SLIGHT TECHNO INFLUENCE AND A PHAT 808 BASS LINE, STILL KEEPING THAT ON AND ON VOCAL FOR THE LADIES. BIG UP THE SOUNDCRAFT CREW." It seems to suggest 'Soundcraft' is an artist - presumably then what later reduced to The Kraft, and if so what we're really seeing in that advert is a muddled ref to Soundcraft's remix of Mampi Swift's "Just Roll" https://www.discogs.com/release/11800-The-Kraft-Feel-Good-Just-Roll-VIP Played at: Mampi Swift @ Heat '1st Birthday Bash' [1997-03-07] (clip) Footloose @ Kool 94.5 FM [1997-03-27] Darren Jay @ Radio 1 - One In The Jungle [1997-04-04] (clip below) Quote
cherry412 Posted June 22 Report Posted June 22 Mampi Swift - Oh Baby (1997) I've not found this one in sets or any publicly available material so far. If anyone has more info please let us know It was found on a dubplate with 'Jay-Z - Ain't No Playa (Ganja Kru Remix)' on the flip. On DOA, DJ Haynes mentioned that this copy of Oh Baby is dated March 1997. There is another copy b/w 'B-Jam - Funkula (97 Remix)', cut for Micky Finn. The writing on it is similar to a different dubplate with The One b/w Feel Good. As the latter is labeled correctly, it supports the idea that Oh Baby may also be a Swift track. Clip below is from my dubplate: Quote
cherry412 Posted June 23 Report Posted June 23 Asian Dub Foundation - Culture Move (Mampi Swift Remix) (Version 1) (1997) Unreleased remix of this tune. Played at: L Double @ Radio 1 - One In The Jungle [1997-06-20] (clip below) Quote
cherry412 Posted June 23 Report Posted June 23 Asian Dub Foundation - Culture Move (Mampi Swift Remix) (Version 2) (1997? / 1998?) Unknown track that can be heard in this dubplate clip on kid-b's SoundCloud, presumably labeled "Asian Dub". The intro uses the same sounds as Swift's 1997 remix of Asian Dub Foundation - Culture Move, so this is either him having another go at remixing the song or is some kind of dubplate special. It incorporates a breakbeat layer that can be heard in Mampi Swift - Revenge also. Not identified in any sets so far, could've been made late 1997 or early to mid 1998. Quote
cherry412 Posted June 23 Report Posted June 23 Mampi Swift - Tonight (Version 1) (1996) Very similar to Load, although in my opinion it has enough key differences to be considered a track of its own. Most of the intro, lead-up to drop, main drum pattern, bass patterns are arranged different despite having been written using the same sounds. Load is also missing the main vocal sample "it's gonna be real nice tonight". Tonight debuted in December 1996 and Load was already made by January 1997 so it's possible that they were made side by side like other Swift demos. Played at: Brockie & Mampi Swift @ Radio 1 - One In The Jungle [1997-12-13] (clip below) Mampi Swift - Tonight (Version 2) (1996 / 1997?) Second version of Tonight with a few changes: Intro sub hits are different and play less frequently. The "it's gonna be real nice tonight" sample is pitched down. Drop bass arrangement is changed and some of the vocal samples are missing. First drop is much shorter and the song is arranged completely different from the breakdown onward. Many other small production differences. Can also be heard in this dubplate clip on kid-b's SoundCloud. Played at: Nicky Blackmarket @ Kool 94.5 FM [1997-06-22] (clip below) Quote
cherry412 Posted June 23 Report Posted June 23 On 6/16/2026 at 3:22 PM, gameoveryeah said: Mampi Swift - Tonight (?) (Early Version of Load, Unreleased 1996) [MIX CUT] Slightly different from: / mampi-swift-load-early-version Played at 1996-12-13 Brockie, Mampi Swift, MC Det - One In The Jungle Credit to cherry412 for the rips and info on these unreleased tracks. Just a heads up I've replied a with a new summary of Tonight, could the first post link to this one instead? Or feel free to bring the changes into your reply whichever you prefer. https://www.rolldabeats.com/forum/index.php?/topic/74585-unreleased-mampi-swift/page/5/#findComment-204444 Quote
cherry412 Posted June 23 Report Posted June 23 Mampi Swift - Unknown (Synthetic drums, acid bass) (1997) Unreleased track that uses the same drums as Synthetic in some parts (except the snare) and plays an erratic distorted acid bass throughout. Note that in the clip it's being double dropped with "Andy C? / Stakka? - Play Bad [Unreleased]" from 3:10 onward, so it can be difficult to pick out which sounds actually belong to this track. Played at: Mampi Swift @ Kool 94.5 FM [1997-10-12] (clip below) Quote
cherry412 Posted June 23 Report Posted June 23 Mampi Swift - Unknown (descending bass, reverse vocal sample) (1998) Similar drums to Hypnotist and a different unreleased Swift track from 1998. The breathy vocal sample is also used in another unknown Swift track. Played at: Mampi Swift @ Gamma Funkula [1998-06-20] Quote
gameoveryeah Posted June 23 Author Report Posted June 23 1 hour ago, cherry412 said: Just a heads up I've replied a with a new summary of Tonight, could the first post link to this one instead? Or feel free to bring the changes into your reply whichever you prefer. https://www.rolldabeats.com/forum/index.php?/topic/74585-unreleased-mampi-swift/page/5/#findComment-204444 Thanks for all these new tracks. I've added all of them to the link on the first page. With the post for 'Tonight' that I put up I removed it and linked both of the versions you added this evening. Quote
cherry412 Posted June 23 Report Posted June 23 Mampi Swift - Unknown ("Fusion", reverse vocal sample) (1999) Unreleased Long Life EP era song found on a few dubplates, with no dj set or radio plays known at this time. The reversed vocal sample used in this track can also be heard in another unknown Swift track. This track is labeled "Swift" on dubdubdub's dubplate. A second clip on SoundCloud may or may not be the same plate. On my dubplate it's labeled "Swift Fusion", b/w Sweet Tooth, which is another unreleased Mampi Swift track. (The aforementioned Sweet Tooth was also found on a dubplate cut for Profile where it's b/w an unreleased version of The Bug from 1999. Meaning this Unknown "Fusion" track is likely a 1999 track also. More info on Sweet Tooth to follow.) The track being labeled Fusion is likely done in error as this track shares no similarities with the Fusion that released on the Long Life EP or its lost prototype version. Quote
cherry412 Posted June 23 Report Posted June 23 15 minutes ago, gameoveryeah said: Thanks for all these new tracks. I've added all of them to the link on the first page. With the post for 'Tonight' that I put up I removed it and linked both of the versions you added this evening. Cheers Quote
cherry412 Posted June 23 Report Posted June 23 Mampi Swift - House Dance (2000?) Unreleased Swift track found in a dubplate clip on jungle-dubs' SoundCloud, presumably labeled "House Dance". There are no dj set / radio plays known at this time, so it's unknown which year this would've been produced in. Going by the fast 909 hats my guess is either 2000 or the last months of 1999. Quote
cherry412 Posted June 23 Report Posted June 23 Mampi Swift - Knowledge (Version 2) (2002) Either a rework of Knowledge or a different unknown track that uses the gated supersaw sound from Knowledge. Also referred to as Mampi Swift - Knowledge (Alternative Mix) Played at: Mampi Swift @ Innovation 'The World's First Drum & Bass Weekender' [2002-11-08] to [2002-11-10] Bad Company @ Renegade Hardware [2002-10-04] Mampi Swift @ Innovation 'Suburban Dance' [2002-10-22] (clip below) Mampi Swift @ Accelerated Culture 'Code' Pt.2 [2002-11-23] Quote
cherry412 Posted June 24 Report Posted June 24 On 6/16/2026 at 3:16 PM, gameoveryeah said: Mampi Swift - Knowledge (Unreleased 2001) [RADIO RIP] Played at 2001-04-16 Jumpin Jack Frost & Mampi Swift - Kiss 100 FM Credit to cherry412 for the rips and info on these unreleased tracks. hey, two requests 1) could the above renamed to the following: Mampi Swift - Knowledge (Version 1) (2001) and 2) could you please add this track to the first page also? thanks! Quote
cherry412 Posted June 24 Report Posted June 24 Mampi Swift - Transformers (Unreleased Version) (2002) Unfinished version of Transformers with a different intro, some drop details missing and different arrangement after the first drop. Played at: Mampi Swift @ The Best Of British - The D&B Fest [2002-08-24] Bad Company @ Flashback '6th Birthday Blast' [2002-11-08] (clip below) Mampi Swift @ Accelerated Culture 'Code' Pt.2 [2002-11-23] Mampi Swift @ CJ Series 'Recorded Live' - DJ Hype Volume 5 (CJ 261) [date unknown] Quote
cherry412 Posted June 24 Report Posted June 24 Limp Bizkit - My Way (Mampi Swift Remix) (2003) Uses a verse from 'Limp Bizkit - My Way' in the intro. This would end up being reworked into 'Aftermath - Rockers' with the verse removed but the "Yeah" vocal stab left in throughout the track. Also known as 'Aftermath - Rockers (Dubplate Version)' Played at: Mampi Swift @ United Dance at Canvas [2003-09-27] (clip below) Quote
cherry412 Posted June 24 Report Posted June 24 Mampi Swift - West Coasting (2008) This track was found on a blank dubplate. Quote The centre labels are blank except for "West Coastin" written in pen on one side. Played at: Mampi Swift @ Random Concept 'Global Energy 2008' [2008-05-03] (clip below) Crissy Criss @ BBC Radio 1Xtra [2008-05-06] DJ Profile @ DNBA Podcast [2008-08-07] (audio) DJ Iso D - D+B Mix [2022-06-05] Quote
cherry412 Posted June 24 Report Posted June 24 Admittedly I don't have a good grasp of Swift's sound beyond 2003, though I'm sure there's a lot more unreleased Swift hiding in 2002-2010 CD packs. This mix alone should have several more for anyone looking to dig in. This one too And DJ Profile @ DNBA Podcast [2008-08-07] (audio) Track at 47 mins is listed 'Mampi Swift - Fear'. not sure if this was ever released Quote
gameoveryeah Posted June 24 Author Report Posted June 24 5 hours ago, cherry412 said: hey, two requests 1) could the above renamed to the following: Mampi Swift - Knowledge (Version 1) (2001) and 2) could you please add this track to the first page also? thanks! All updated on Knowledge and I've added the link to Mampi Swift - Unknown (descending bass, reverse vocal sample) (1998). Everythig else added last night has been updated too. Thanks again for all these tracks Quote
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