The Correspondents (band)

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The Correspondents
OriginLondon, England
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Years active2007 (2007) [1] – 2020 (2020)
Past members Ian Bruce
Tim "Chucks" Cole

The Correspondents were a British electro swing duo based in London, formed by vocalist and MC Ian Bruce and producer Tim Cole in 2007. [2]

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Their music has been described as electro swing with a mixture of early 20th century jazz and electro and drum and bass. [3] Their live shows and recorded music consisted of multi-genre dance music spanning blues, jazz, soul, funk and out and out electro pop. [4]

The band played at major festivals such as WOMAD, [5] Glastonbury, [6] Bestival, [7] Boomtown and Secret Garden Party. [8]

Their song "Fear and Delight" was used as the theme tune to BBC Three comedy Crims .

The project was retired on 20 October 2020 after Bruce published a status on The Correspondents' Facebook page stating that Cole had died unexpectedly of a pulmonary embolism a few days prior. [9] [10]

Awards and recognition

The band was included in The Telegraph's top 10 Glastonbury highlights two years in a row [11] [12] and has also been featured in Rob da Bank's 2-hour Electro Swing Special on BBC Radio 1. [13]

The music video to their single "Fear & Delight", directed by Naren Wilks, was the overall winner of Berlin Music Video Awards 2014, while it also won the award for "Best VFX" category. [14] [15]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

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