Victory Rose - Chapter One

Mampi Swift - Hi Tek (Remastered)

Vibrations that screw your face up and make you shout fuck off

Rapper, DJ, MC, Raver
Unfortunately the best stuff is unreleased 😉

The Sleazebag MC (commonly known as TN), is London Rave Scene’s Triple Threat. 

He’s an absolute lyrical genius, who meticulously produces his own sound and will mix’n’blend DNB, Jungle, Garage, 4X4 and anything that tickles the ear.

A true Londoner at heart, you can either catch him decked out in Stüssy - mic in hand spitting the cleanest bars, or dancing by the rig with a sharp stank face.

TN’s sound is heavily influenced by the music he was bought up around - consisting of Old School Hip Hop, 90s rap, Reggae, Soul and Disco

At age 15 he discovered his passion for rapping  due to being influenced by American rappers such as Wu-tang, Run the Jewels, Eminem, Logic, Kendrick, and Childish Gambino 

It wasn’t til the following year that he was turned onto ‘Brit hop” Basically just the same old Boom Bap beats that reminded him of childhood but with a Brit screaming down the microphone instead of a Yank
Suddenly something clicked and he was able to express himself more and be himself on the track in his own voice without trying to emulate the US sound.

The next big step in his evolution came when Sleaze discovered the wonders of Drum and Bass with the likes of Jungle cakes, Tramatik and Harry Shotta.
With the tempo being roughly double that of hiphop and the same beautiful amen break from his childhood Sleaze’s already existing bars fit just right over the top of a skatty rhythm.
Soon he was out every weekend at events like PDM, LGS and Ravers Purge, eating up the music and branching out into other subgeneres.

At this time however he still considered himself as a rapper even landing a role in a film called Kensal Town about young rappers in NW10, where he created multiple original pieces, in character, especially for the Film.
Durning the production TN met other artist and Mc V4ly and soon after ended up at a Semtex free party that V4 was Mcing. 
After which he came to a realisation : Being a rapper is way easier than being an MC!

It’s one thing to have your bars written down and in your head but if you can’t freestyle then you’re gonna run out of written words after five minutes.

From that moment on Sleazebag was committed to improving as an MC, changing focus from multi-syllable complex rhymes to flow and cadence, bringing his shitty little mic with him to any event he attended with the hopes of plugging it in and getting to spit without ever seeing his name on a flyer.
This process annoyed many a promoter but helped him gain experience and friends in the scene.

Flash forward to today and Sleazebag is a resident Mc for the inclusive rave group Jungyals and Gays making a safe space at rave for everyone from any race, creed, gender or sexual orientation and highlighting gay and female talent who might otherwise be overlooked or discriminated against by other organisers.
He still gets giddy seeing his name on a flyer and being paid for his time is a huge bonus.

Sleaze is making and breaking his way into being one of the top MC’s of our time, perfectly encapsulating what it means to have original sound, with unique bars and a nostalgic sense of style n flavour. 

Book him now as your Master of Ceremonies for your next event whilst he’s still cheap 😉

Bookings & General Enquiries: 
philipanim@icloud.com



Please don't leave messages for me here, Get at me over at www.facebook.com/mampiswiftofficial

The very definition of a legend, Mampi Swift has been involved in the drum & bass scene since the early 90’s. It was in 1990 that Swift started DJing and found himself behind the counter of Lucky Spin records. With access to the studio next door and an in-house engineer, Swift jumped at the valuable opportunity to start learning how to produce. Releases soon started filtering out with labels like Suburban Base, True Playaz, Trouble On Vinyl & Frontline all taking tracks.
 
1997 saw the launch of Charge Recordings, and a slur of releases that saw him rise meteorically to the top of the DnB tree. With the release of ‘The One’, Swift became a household name and he showed no signs of slowing up, following that up with the likes of ‘Hi Tek’, ‘Touch Of J’, ‘Jaws’ and ‘Trippin’. The label went from strength to strength and has since seen releases from Fresh, Friction, Blame, Sigma, Gridlok and more.
 A pioneer of the double drop style of DJing alongside Andy C, his unmistakeable presence behind the decks has formed the back bone of many a line up from the UK to the States and everywhere in between. A true originator he has influenced and shaped the scene like few others.
 
After a couple of years out, Mampi Swift & Charge Recordings are back in the biggest way. With his latest releases gaining support from the likes of Andy C, MistaJam, Friction, Hype, Crissy Criss & Bailey. Tracks such as 'Gangster', 'Soldiers' & 'The Silence' have been destroying dance floors worldwide! Fast forward to Autumn 2013 and surely a career highlight for Swift as his monstrous remix of Dizzee Rascal's 'I Dont Need A Reason' took his profile to another level. The track was featured heavily on both mainstream & underground radio, and was critically acclaimed to be "The most most disgusting slice of D&B in the last 5 years!" - Zane Lowe.

With an international tour commencing in the first half of the year and a brand new studio to work in as well as exciting solo projects and inspiring collaborations lined up.  Expect big things in the future - There is so much more to come including a brand new roster of incredible Charge artists.
MOLLIE COLLINS - CODA - ARNONE - ATOM
Keep posted for more from the camp.

Being classically trained in the Euphonium and Piano through his youth he has always loved all types of music. 

Having then immersed himself into the production of music down at the base called BoxClever, Soho Recording Studios, over the following next few years his tracks got releases on various labels such as Sureplayer & Ministry Of Sound. Saturday peak time Radio 1 airplay and also various remix work followed.

Under various producing names here are some of the tracks from the past.