The Correspondents were a British Electro Swing duo based in London, formed by frontman Mr. Bruce and DJ Chucks in 2007.
Their music has been described as electro swing with a mixture of early 20th century jazz and electro and drum'n'bass. Since 2014 their live shows and recorded music have consisted of multi-genre dance music spanning blues, jazz, soul, funk and out and out electro pop.
DJ Chucks' death was announced by Mr Bruce on 20 October 2020.
Members
- Ian Bruce - Singer/MC
- Charlie Chuckles DJ/Producer
Discography
- Puppet Loosely Strung (2014)
- Foolishman (2017)
Tropes with The Correspondents
- The Cameo: DJ Chucks would often appear in their music videos for a few seconds, sometimes in the background.
- Deliberately Monochrome: "Fear & Delight", "Inexplicable" (barring the ending) and "Finally" are all entirely in black and white.
- Electro Swing: The genre of their music falls squarely in this category, though some have argued that it also has elements of Alternative Hip Hop and Drum and Bass.
- Quintessential British Gentleman: Mr. Bruce is often dressed in a fancy suit with a bow tie, glasses and slicked back hair, making him across as a prim and proper chap.
- Minimalist Cast: Ignoring the fact that its just the two of them, their music videos usually features a maximum of two people at a time, set in a White Void Room (occasionally changed to black or grey)and minimal props, the special effects pushing it into the realm of absurdist theatrics.
