The Correspondents (band)

The Correspondents
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active2007 (2007)[1] – 2020 (2020)
Past membersIan 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]

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]

  1. ^ "The Correspondents - About | Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. ^ Stewart, Victoria (18 October 2010). "Hail the kings of hip-hop swing". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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  9. ^ "The Correspondents". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  10. ^ "The Correspondents". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 December 2020.