10th August 2011  

Bobby Friction interviews S-Endz about the Birmingham Riots 2011 on the FRICTION show (BBC Asian Network).

Bobby Friction interviews S-Endz about Birmingham Riots on BBC Asian Network - 10/08/11

S-Endz interviews hip-hop producer and filmmaker QD3 at his studio in LA, about working with Tupac Shakur. 

Excerpt from the 2-hour primetime documentary "Ultimate 2Pac Fan", presented and co-produced by S-Endz. 

S-Endz Interviews Quincy "QD3" Jones III [BBC 1xtra, 2Pac Documentary]

While in LA, S-Endz bumped into Toronto hip-hop artist and Akon signee Kardinal Offishall, and used the opportunity to get his thoughts on Tupac's legacy.

Excerpt from the 2-hour primetime documentary "Ultimate 2Pac Fan", presented and co-produced by S-Endz.


S-Endz Interviews Kardinal Offishall [BBC 1Xtra, 2Pac Documentary]

Alone
written by s-endz
produced by s-endz and simon 'subs' duggal
chorus vocals by sarah riley
mixed, engineered and mastered by simon 'subs' duggal at sub dub studios

Alone was written and conceived in May 2008 at my home studio. Lyrically, it's the story of a
troubled relationship. It started with a guitar sample from a pop song, ran through a filter and
then I started laying down drums on it. The first version was very basic – just the drums and the
sample. I wrote and recorded all three verses and the chorus, and then a few months later, took the
multitracks over to simon's studio. There, we redid the drums from scratch, added piano and guitar
parts, and had a girl named sarah, who simon was working with at the time, record the chorus vocal.
I then redid my own rap vocals. Over the next 3 years, we worked on-and-off on the song, but it
always felt incomplete. Finally, in mid 2011, we changed the bassline, added new synth parts and
everything fell into place.

“do you enjoy being alone..... do you want me... yes or no”

Alone

Feel a fresh new blast of neofunk hit you like an aural explosion.... do u wanna come? 




Do U Wanna Come
written by s-endz
produced by s-endz & simon “subs” duggal
mixed, engineered and mastered by simon “subs” duggal at sub dub studios

“Do U Wanna Come” is an uptempo neofunk dancefloor jam, written by s-endz, produced by s-endz and simon “subs” duggal, a homage to classic 70’s funk likes james brown and the ohio players, but with a contemporary twist.

It was originally conceived in May 2008 at my home studio. I programmed the drums and played a synth bass part before writing all the lyrics. I did a rough vocal demo in July before taking it to simon’s studio, where he added a guitar part and some synth stabs, and we re-recorded the vocals. 

The song remained mostly the same throughout 2009 and 2010, before we came back to it in mid 2011, shortened it down, re-did all the synth parts, and did the final mix.

“she took me by surprise…..” 

Do U Wanna Come?

She Got It (I Want It)
written and produced by s-endz
mixed by s-endz at neofunk studios and simon “subs” duggal at sub dub studios
mastered by simon “subs” duggal at sub dub studios 

“She Got It (I Want It)” was written back in February 2009 in my homestudio. I was crushing on a certain female singer and she indirectly inspired this song. The drum was inspired by a Prince track, and the song itself is a fairly straightfoward ode to lust.

“when she hit you with a smile, rockin that future cyberstyle, she make your mind get wild…”

She Got It (I Want It)

Your Body’s Callin’
written, produced, performed and mixed by s-endz at neofunk studios
based on “your body’s callin’” by r. kelly
mastered by simon “subs” duggal

About six months ago, I realized that aside from a live jam of Prince’s “Controversy” during a Maida Vale session with my band Swami, I’ve never performed or released a cover. I set out to remedy this, chose this classic r&b joint from 1994, put my own twist on it…..and voila!

“gonna give you all my love….”

Your Body's Callin (R. Kelly cover/remake)

Legendary bhangra producer Tarli Digital brings a hardcore Punjabi dancefloor vibe to S-Endz' neofunk classic, "Do U Wanna Come?"

Do U Wanna Come? (Tarli Digital Remix)

Take a trip into the Neofunk Chamber..... 

Songwriter, performer, artist, vocalist and producer S-Endz (aka Casey Rain) is a unique and explosive artist - DJ's and bloggers have compared him to Nine Inch Nails, Prince, Outkast and more, but somehow none of those comparisons fit and yet, they all do. Best known as a member of legendary British electro band Swami, in 2012 S-Endz strikes out on his own with his new solo EP "Chapter 0 : REINKARNAL".

For more information, please visit s-endz.com

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