It was in 1990 that Mampi Swift starting DJing and found himself behind the counter of the Lucky Spin record store, sadly now defunct. With access to the studio next door and in-house engineer Pete Parsons (AKA Voyager) at the controls, Swift jumped at the valuable opportunity to learn new skills. 1992 saw the start of an eight year residency on Kool FM, while at the same time he found regular work DJing at events such as One Nation and Fabric.

Mampi Swift released tunes on other labels such as True Playaz, Frontline, Suburban Base, SOUR & K Power, before setting up his own label Charge Recordings. The label kicked things off with initial release ‘Twisted’ followed by ‘Feel Good’ in 1997; both tracks were massive hits in the UK and rapidly spread worldwide. While enjoying the success of his first two tracks, nothing could have prepared the man for the tremors his third would create throughout clubland; ‘The One’ dropped in the winter of 97, finally earning him the worldwide fame he deserved in a track still enjoying constant rotation in the record boxes of most by the present day.

Despite his success Mampi Swift has not lost touch with the music. Swift describes his style as ‘plain rolling’ and while the catchy beats are a key element to his overall sound, it’s the unique distorted basslines that people notice… Adjectives like ‘nasty’, ‘dirty’, ‘raw’, ‘twisted’ and even ‘gut rumbling’ have been used to describe his tracks in reviews throughout the Drum & Bass journalists’ fraternity. Needless to say, when Swift gets in the studio he finds it hard to get a vibe from just a straight 808 bassline…

Mampi Swift's productions are dark with plenty of energy and power to rock a dance floor. 2001 saw the release of his EP ‘Resurrection’, featuring the dance floor destroying anthem ‘Trippin’. The tunes contained therein made such an impact during their time on dubplate that they left clubbers’ mouths watering for the release. His second EP, ‘Feedback’ and debut album ‘Mainframe’ pushed the label to its 25th release by May 2004. Charge Recordings has, and will remain to be an established and consistent contender for accolades while the big man pulling the strings continues to tear up dancefloors in trademark style.