Endgames (band)
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| Endgames | |
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| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genres | New Wave, Synthpop |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Virgin |
| Members | |
| David Rudden | |
| Past members | |
| Paul Wishart Brian McGee Willie Gardner Douglas Muirden David Wilde |
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Endgames are a Scottish New Wave band, who had some success in the 1980s with singles such as "Waiting For Another Chance" and "Love Cares".
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[edit] Biography
In 1980, the singer and bassist David Rudden left his synthpop band, Berlin Blondes, to form Endgames in Glasgow.
The line-up for the band's first released single, 1982's "We Feel Good (Our Future's Looking Fine)", consisted of Rudden, Paul Wishart, David Murdoch and Douglas Muirden. Wishart had played with Simple Minds as saxophonist on their 'Empires and Dance' tour in 1980. At various points, other band members included Alex Harvey's cousin Willie Gardner, formerly from The Zones, and drummer Brian McGee, formerly of the Simple Minds. The band recorded two Peel sessions.
"We Feel Good" and the band's follow-up single released in the same year, "First, Last, For Everything," found success in clubs in Europe and North America. This led to the release of their 1983 album. Building Beauty, which was produced by Colin Campsie and George McFarlane of The Quick. This album spawned worldwide hit singles in "Waiting for Another Chance" and "Love Cares". "Waiting For Another Chance" was especially well received in Germany (#21 in September 1983) and the band toured in Europe with Howard Jones, Eurythmics and Depeche Mode. The single "Miracle in My Heart" included a B-side mix of the song "Ecstasy", that was later sampled by Heavy D (Nuttin' But Love).
Endgames released a second album, Natural, in 1985, which included the single "Shouting Out For Love".
Another band member, David Wilde, played drums and saxophone with Altered Images.
The band variously had recording/publishing contracts with EMI, MCA, Virgin and Mercury.
Rudden continues to record as Endgames, with recent work including Diamond Runnin'. He is also a record producer, artist and clothing designer.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Building Beauty (1983)
- Natural (1985)
[edit] Singles
- "First-Last-For Everything" (1982)
- "We Feel Good (Future's Looking Fine)" (1982)
- "Waiting For Another Chance" (1983)
- "Love Cares" (1983)
- "Desire" (1983)
- "Miracle In My Heart" (1983)
- "Ecstasy" (1984)
- "Shouting Out For Love" (1985)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Peel Sessions of Endgames at the BBC
- Endgames at MySpace.com with songs and videos
- David Rudden's World of Found site (WoF is an online merchant of art and clothing as well as a creative platform based on anonymity, where artists, musicians, designers and other creators may or may not reveal their identity).
- David Rudden's G42 page at MySpace.com (G42 is Rudden's platform for songwriting and producing in collaboration with other artists, particularly in rap and hip hop).
