Episode 45: Mampi Swift, 1/3 - Charting the major highs and lows of a sensitive drum and bass star
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ROAR combines old school and upfront for the first time today as we welcome drum and bass stalwart MAMPI SWIFT as we celebrate 30 years in the business and 25 years of his label CHARGE RECORDINGS with what is his most in-depth interview EVER.
In this brutally frank and honest three-parter stripped across a week, Swift - AKA PHIL ANIM - will chart the major ups and downs of his 30 years in the game as a top DJ, producer and label owner.
With no topic off-limits, Phil will talk about how he went from highs of being one of the biggest names in the business to his lowest - struggling with his mental health, making bad business decisions, losing all his bookings and not leaving home for two years, ballooning to 24 stone before quitting the scene altogether - before making triumphant return a couple of years later.
He will also discuss the profound impact his father’s death had on him several years ago, how it helped him find peace and happiness as a proud dad-of-four and helped him cope with all the difficulties music artists have faced during the pandemic.
It’s an absolutely barnstorming interview, so sit back and enjoy and make sure you catch the subsequent two eps…
Part 2 - where Phil discusses his infamous ‘double-drop’ technique and rivalry with ANDY C, and why he HATES his performing name - is coming on TUESDAY with part 3 next FRIDAY, where Phil gives his take on the current DnB scene, while asking: How and why did it all become so white and middle-class, and is structural racism at play?
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An hour in and I’ve gotta say Mampi is a Top Geezer!! 100% genuine man and one of the best there is. Big respect Mampi, you da man
Thank you so much my friend and much respect back to you.
Was fortunate to see some of Mampi most epic sets in the late 90s and early 00s. Absolute fucking legend
Mampi doesnt have to worry about being a legend in the music scene, he's a legendary person first and foremost. Comes across such a nice, genuine guy.
All the roar interview's have been brilliant, but this is the only one I've listened to twice, from start to finish. A great interview, and looking forward to the next parts. Big up Mampi and Tom.
Thanks mate, kind words!
Is easy to just be in awe of these guys and see them as infallible - is refreshing to hear the reality. Quality interview 👌🏼
Yeah blows my mind to try and understand how a DJ or MC of rave could ever be depressed. I used to play for free just to play D n B back when only vinyl was the media. How could you be sad living your dream, but the reality is when a dream comes true what's your next dream?
Bryan Gees interview is a great journey too. Mampi and his story is the archytypical hero's journey. Staring into the abyss and finding the courage to bring yourself back from the brink is the ultimate battle in life. Journeys like these should be shared and my hat of to him for baring his knowledge for others to gain hope that you can survive anything.
The out-of-key king... Gassed for this one!
Ohhh myyy what a legend. I've been a fan of his since the "One 2 One show" with MC Navigator on Kool FM. What a top DJ and producer!! Legend!! Gossssssh man!!
The legend!
He is also really good at football. I've seen him play.
Mmmm Mampi ....... Swiffffffftttt!!
Defo in my top 3 dnb DJs alongside Andy c and Nicky B.....For me the scene was at its best in the early 2000s - 2008.
Smashed every set I’ve heard him on, massive respect to the man 👌🏽
What a don this guy is he's mixing made me go out get some decks and a mixer and practice the arts of the double drop one of the first eps i got was mainframe and never again did i hang around on the streets seeing him live to is like meeting royalty Mampi Swift you are a don mate keep up the good work
The guy is a giant his towering presence always felt. I remember him dwarfing the ravers, the mixer, the set up, the entire place. His tunes impacted the scene in a big way. His productions changed the game in 1997 and I honestly thought his DJing was one of the best out there.
Your words mean very much. Thank you 🙏
We still blast your pirate radio sets from 1993 until this very day!!! You're an absolute legend!!! Big up don!!!
Mampi you are a legend fam you have done some of the best sets and tunes I ever heard and your such a nice fella big up you are a don 👊
I love mampi, as real as you can get, inspirational speaker, motivational work horse!
Great interview from a total hero, it's amazing to see someone who's been through so much come back on top so strong 👑
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Not a fan of D&B, don’t really know this guy but I think this is the best interview yet!
Wow, thanks!
Incredible. Thank you
Mampi Swift is one of the biggest names in dnb , world renowned and all round Legend to the dnb scene 👍🏼
Sensitive people are the biggest carers in the world . The fact he is the best DJ in the world is no surprise to me ..
Great interview. He’s such a decent guy.
This is the most motivating interview I've seen in donkeys. Big respect and thanks to Swift for the reminder that it ain't just me losing the plot!
What a lovely genuine guy and amazing DJ. His mixing is off the scale. Big up Charlie too. Thanks ROAR
❤️🙌❤️
big up Phil, great interview. Skinny from Brighton (;
Mampi your more of a Legend now mate. :) Sorry but you can't escape it haha ;) Your style of DJing is Legendary... look how many people you have inspired.. A.M.C credits you as his inspiration as so many I've spoken to. Those double drops back in the day and the countless rewinds.. The first time I heard your double drops of The Pulse man.. IC3 on the Mic.. just electric. To name a small snipet. My grandad was like your dad, I got a arkward handshake instead of a cuddle lol but like you said they were from a different time of "mans man".. lol He softened up as time went by and you knew he did have to tell you he cared because he show it in his way. He gave you the best advice that was short but didn't need to be expanded on... especially when he passed. Your journey is such a great example to people that you can pick yourself up from the depths of hell and somehow find the strength within yourself to find that meaning to not only survive but have faith in the future. In these times of mental health getting worse more Hero's should do interviews like this. Anyhow I could go on ;)
You came across really well mate, All the best for your future!
subscribed and saved. Mampi is a don and i am glad someone is helping get his story out there.
I love this channel it always brings out the depth of people's character and inspirational stories and life experiences apart from their obvious musical talent. This is such a powerful interview!! Mampi Swift your greatness speaks in volumes.
Thanks pal.
Thank you very much.
Really touched by the response from you guys ❤️
@@philipezra8671 Your humility and humanity is something admirable. Your music still brings a lot of joy to many and your legacy is highly respected. Wishing you and your all the best!!!
@@ROARUKPods Thank you!! Big respect!!!
Everyone I knew loved a Mampi set all of them. One thing no one deserves to live is miserably. It's total torture. Swifty mate heart goes out to you. Stay strong.
Really touching my friend. Thank you 🙏❤️
Charlie is a testament that vocalising just a moment of love and positivity can have a vast impact on someone.
For me this is your best interview so far 👍🏻👍🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Cheers!
So much of this first part of the interview resonated on a creative level - whether you're into dnb or not (and I most definitely am!) - and how to overcome hurdles as an artist, and Mampi Swift sounds like is coming back even stronger! Brilliant interview guys, thank you, will be watching parts 2 and 3!
Wow what an interview this is. Was listening to it in work and has inspired me to finally get back fit, make more of an effort with my old man and get the decks set back up. Felt really inspired after listening to it. Love the vide goin on between latch and swift. Felt like I was listening in on a conversation with 2 good mates. Very funny as well in parts. Swifts laugh is infectious. Big up yourselfs
Nice interview. Big up!
Wow. Mampi’s Dad sounds just like mine. He’s from Ghana and called Victor and came over here and got degrees/masters as well.
Our relationship sounds the same as yours as well. Thanks for the insight, bro. It’ll stand me in good stead going forward with my Dad. Much love, you absolute legend!
Now this is just lovely - what an impact! Well in, Swift.
This is a great and very touching statement.
I wish your relationship with your father lots of love and understanding.
Really touched me.
Big love.
@@philipezra8671 Thanks for your kind words!
You’re an inspiration 🙏🏾
Wish we could double like this!
Brilliant and honest interview always had a lot of respect for Mampi.
This for me is the best interview so far. I'm not just a fan of DJ Hype now but since this interview also DJ Mampi Swift. He is an honest, lovely guy & makes great music.
Hearing the part about his Dad and parents in general is so apt for me right now. Getting therapy from this as well as d&b love haha 👏🏼
I wish for you to get an understanding and love of your parents. Life is so short❤️
@@philipezra8671 cheers Phil, means a lot mate 👍🏻
What a bloody lovely guy! I was always aware of him as I saw his name on flyers but never really checked out his stuff as I was more into hardcore but will do now. Great interview as always.
👍👍
Mr swift should have received more recognition in the late 90s early200s he was the best dj to mix two records an create the maddest heaviest sound you could imagine. I see him perform at the sanctuary for accelerated culture an epic night with djs from around the world aswell as Britain's finest, swift did the set before Americas dj craze who at the time was 3x dmc world champion. Mampi tore the place apart with just two decks, dj craze came on for a 2 hour set hooked up laptops more decks an still couldnt match we had all just heard. Mr swift is just a pure savage dj
Big respect to Mampi Swift, absolute gent!!
First time i heard him double drop Vault and Twist Em out, at Slammin early 2003, Place went Fucking Crazy, pure Energy, was Rewinded about 5 times !! Legend !!
Another enjoyable episode.
Wicked, as a hardcore head i stumbled across Mampi swift at the bigger parties in the mid 2000's, amazing sets. Then followed the name into London which was a different vibe, then... gone...now i know why. Big Respect. Tom the passion comes across, shall buy you a can at a party soon
Cheers dude. 👍
@@ROARUKPods fingers crossed, chapel in a few weeks
Oi oi
The reason I love drum n bass, in my opinion the greatest to ever do it ❤️
Another great interview. Politely probing questions that really helps to get to know your guest.
Thanks Jon.
Cut out the middle man no agents!!! Big up Tom my gossssh love it!!
Relationships with parents can be strange. I don't ever remember telling my parents that I loved them, and never heard them say it to me. Until my mum got Alzheimers and was in a home and not really with it. I remember walking out of there and crying because of the fact that I'd never told her and how stupid it was. But, much like Swift, you knew. Guess they were from a generation that didn't really go in for all of that, but I know that when/if I have kids they're going to be hearing it until they're sick to the back teeth of hearing it.
Some words from mc foxy to introduce a set, I'll never forget(helter sidewinder bash 01)
Are you ready for the head of Charge
Recordings, the bad-man they call the mighty Mampi Swiiiiiiift.
He dropped 'the one' in first of course to kick things off!!
What a nice bloke. Another great interview-look forward to next parts
Was at that one
Surprised IC3 never stepped in, he was your wing man for years
One of my most favourite DJ's - looking forward to watching this.
great interview Tom
Cheers mate.
Better DJ than Andy C IMO. This man can fucking mix. Listen to them old Kool FM sets. Pure fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥
the glory dayz for me was the core, jungle 94 which was the peak and 1996 when it changed.
Wicked!!!
He’s made so many decent tracks, I luckily own a lot of his unreleased dubs from the 90’s, and was playing them on CD in my car one day. I was sat at traffic lights playing the 10 minute version of Soundcraft extremely loud. I turn to see my girlfriend with a angry expression on her face, she says. How the hell can you listen to this?
I thought it must be good if it winds her up this much lol.
Ha ha... 😄
❤️🙌❤️🙌❤️ 😂😂😂
Iv e heard that so many times .i had the mothers of all party s helter skelter accelerated culture 10 or whatever in my hands 2001 one night at my cousin s and one of em said we certainly not Putin that on tonight!
Nobody rolled out the mix like Mampi on Kool back in the day
Trust!! You know bro!! Big up!!
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Andy C's dad was the drummer in The Rubettes.
Was it a reggae band .rock?
Andy. Cs dad is mampi swift .
@@waynesilverman3048 Punk
The One=Legendary
CHOOOON
Absolute choon
Swift is a G. Massive respect he’s one of the nicest people around let alone in the DnB scene.
100%
93 was absolutely the PEAK of this music.
"The One to One show" if you know you know!!
Jungle/DnB? So it peaked the same year it began then?
@@TS-pm6in my personal view is that this music had been progressing in this direction since 1990/91. It obviously wasn't called Jungle back then but the basslines, the breaks, the vibes were aligning themselves from that point. Musically, it could be argued that the peak was later on with Source Direct and Photek, etc at the heights of their powers (95-97). But for sheer excitement, shock of the new, vibes and fun, yes for me it's 93.
@@stringzoflife Agreed!! Big up
@@TS-pm6in 1994 was the peak of jungle
My question is did Charlie get in contact?? And we're can I find this tune here's Charlie
Really good interview guys im loving the human aspect of your chat very informative Big Love from Ibiza ❤🔥❤🔥❤
Thanks Darren, hope you’re well mate. 👌
Legend Darren
king of the double drops and face melting mixes
Trust!!!
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Totally agree with Mampi on the community thing!! Things are just different and I feel like everyone is a product these days that you have to sell, rather than an Artist who is respected for the music they produce. It's a shame that the music world has become that.
That’s capitalism unfortunately!
@@ROARUKPods totally agree.
Damn this is a good interview ❤️
Loving the discussion about his dad...it's actually making me a little home sick though 😐 need to get back to the UK to see my parents (nearly 11 years since I seen my dad in person!)
Thanks geez.
Do it!
Mampi swift = One of the tightest DnB mixers ever!!!
"IF you´re a Legend, you have to do Legendary things. You can´t be average" - Mampi Swift
Play Me by Mampi Swift- One of the best DNB tracks ever
Proper chuuuuuune!!
Mampi Swift - One Nation 5th Birthday 1998 ✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️
Post your fave Mampi swift sets here... give me something to listen to next week at work
That cartoon pic i thought it was a tambarine instead of head phones !😂 in his hand 1st glimpse
I'm a Wolves fan,thankfully we aren't all like that 😂 Mampi your double dropping is legendary = Legend 🔥
His double dropping is legendary . However it is about the music . His DJ skills are flawless . But the music he plays is special . He possess’s the tunes that other DJs don’t have . That’s what makes him truly the bollocks ....
Morning all :)
Oi oi
the oversized mampi!! killed the Jungle raves with PUSSYCLART DUBPLATE 1994/5!! one of the kingz of Kool original 94.5
Mampi double drop heavy weight swift
Respect Mampi!
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When are you interviewing David pratley?
Ha. No plans at moment. He doesn’t want to be in the public eye right now as far as we understand.
@@ROARUKPods That's a shame man
I can relate to plenty of this.
I know I'm not the only one.
Matt, if you're reading this, unblock me bruv.
Mampi made some of the dirtiest and ruffest tunes ever, like 'Analogue' and 'Soul'..
Both sides of that vinyl "Soul" and "Load" murdered it. Instant rewind after rewind. "Jaws" was also another super tune. He has catalogues of tunes it gets so stupid. The guy is too humble and his work rate was way above average.
Hey Tom, I'm being a pedantic twat lol but the comedian is Ted Chippington not Chippingfield. Look him up on you tube. He more deadpan than Jack Dee ever was. Another great podcast mate even tho I ain't into the DnB.
Only mentioned in case ppl listening wanna check out the reference.
FFS!!
You read Stu’s book?
@@ROARUKPods no I haven't but I think he has mentioned Ted in a tv documentary. Possibly the documentary recently on Sky Arts about the band The Nightingales singer Robert Lloyd who put out a record or two with Ted Chippington. Stewart Lee presents the documentary.
www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/books/stewart-lee/how-i-escaped-my-certain-fate/9780571254811?gclid=Cj0KCQjwweyFBhDvARIsAA67M71sbDC031tptnHgUkegP-lpwrt6fSEbZ4-QdiatYt_ON5C1y6skricaArGaEALw_wcB#GOR002984636?keyword=
Worth a read. 👍
I've been telling people for years that he made The One when he was 14! Don't believe everything you read on the Internet!
LOOOOL
😂😂😂sorry mate 21
But maybe I’ll do a movie and glamorise that story and alter my age.
Making the one before the school sports day or something ✌️
@@philipezra8671 cheers for the reply mate. Will always remember raving to that tune, and the melody from Trippin ringing in my ears for days after Futurebound's night X in Liverpool!
😂😂😂
We drove past Phil’s family gaff where he made most of his tunes yesterday, funnily enough….
@@satis1983 'x' best dnb night ever. Met mampi in Liverpool. My mate was meant to come with us but ended up in hospital having an emergency operation and was gutted. Spoke to mampi and he agreed to speak to my mate on the phone in hospital and left him a voice message wishing him well. He was buzzing when he woke up in the morning. Didn't believe me that it was really mampi swift. Top bloke. He's a red aswell if I remember rightly 😁
99% of new school DnB productions r wack
Change my mind
check out Tim Reaper and Phineus II, guaranteed to change your mind.
@@bigglitch5671 I know them but to me that's jungle. I'm talking about proper raw underground DnB producers like Guido YZ for example... (Check him out). The jungle and breaks scene is thriving and I love seeing it
@@vexathebassinjector fair play bruv i don't really listen to that sort of sound much nowadays, prefer my breakbeats to be hectic and chopped up, hence why i like all the new jungle and jungletechno. soundcloud.com/user-992610522/zeiram
I still like Potential Bad Boy, Gravit-E, Ray Keith, Serum, Bladerunner and Calibre's modern productions. But there's so much out there because of the music's international appeal you have to sift through a lot of trash.
By the time you've stopped mentioning the re branding you'll need a new one Tom.
😂😂😂
Maybe more of you can give us some money and we can stop. 🤪
@@ROARUKPods Your branding is fine, we get it, it's OK Tom. Chill
Our finances aren’t. 😂😉