what’s this all about?

The former frontman of The Correspondents, one of the UK’s most in-demand festival acts, has gone solo in spectacular style, unveiling a new sound which draws on decades of UK dance music from tech house and jungle to garage and hyperpop.

Thirteen action packed years performing and touring the world in The Correspondents came to an abrupt end in October 2020 with the sudden death of his bandmate, Tim Cole (aka Chucks). Since then he has released an EP and a collection of singles with producer Angus Kemp. The work which includes some award winning music videos created by the artist himself, focuses on the complexity of grief not only in relation to his own loss (he also lost his twin brother in 2006), but framing wider issues of climate crisis and politics. The singer may take on serious themes, but he does so with a lyrical candour and flamboyance that makes his music as joyful as it is urgent. The songs are important not only in being an exorcism of love and rage, but an expression of his love for dance music.

The release of fresh music comes with the creation of a new stage show featuring extraordinary choreography from the bendy-bodied performer and some of his boldest costumes to date. The show fuses together his latest material with a carefully selected handful of The Correspondents’ hits to create a unique and unparalleled live experience. In 2022, he played more than twenty UK festival shows including a headliner slot on The Greenpeace Stage at Glastonbury. In many cases the singer was returning to festival stages that he had played as The Correspondents, these performances took on the energy of a wake celebrating the life of his bandmate. For those lucky enough to be there, the shows were powerful and unforgettable. 

Mr Bruce is currently writing his debut album involving some very special collaborations with musicians, artists and climate activists. He continues to tour, but is focusing on a few carefully selected shows outside the UK. 

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limited edition 7inch vinyl

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‘burning down the house’

First 150 sales come with a free poster

Mr Bruce's wild interpretation of Talking Heads' 'BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE' produced as a 7inch eco-friendly vinyl. The B-side features a track called 'THAT'S WHY', a haunting take on dubstep about heart break, grief and living in a “post-hope world”.

Beautifully designed by the artist himself, signed and the first 150 sales are accompanied by a free A3 signed poster (normally £10).

50p from each sale will go to EarthPercent, the charity founded by Brian Eno that raises money from the music industry to fund the most credible and impactful climate actions and environmental causes that deliver transformative change.

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limited edition recycled cassette + zine

To mark the release of this EP I’m doing something I’ve never done before. I’m putting out 150 limited edition (recycled plastic) cassettes with 250 limited edition (recycled paper) zines. And page 6 of each zine holds a tiny bit of tinfoil that was used in the I Am Disaster stop-motion music video.

I’d to thank Brad from Singing Light as he’s not only been helping me put this music out, but he also introduced me to a very talented artist called Du Blonde. (Please check her out - you won’t be disappointed). Du Blonde runs a very cool indie label called Daemon TV who support artists in making beautiful merch, zines and clothing. The cassettes that she’s released are really satisfying collectibles - I don’t even have the means of playing a cassette at the moment, but I love it as an object, I used to make a weekly mixtape of me MCing over drum’n’bass when I was 16 and there’s a nice correlation with the EP as Angus Kemp, my producer, ran some of the tracks through tape decks to give a wonky warmth to the mix.

The zine is a glorified lyrics booklet full of all the imagery that I’ve made to go with the EP (and the tinfoil keepsake). I’ve also included a short piece of writing which describes how this project came into being, my climate anxiety and looking at the next EP which will be an exploration into my thoughts and feelings around the death of Chucks, my bandmate from The Correspondents for more than 13 years. 

I’ve giving 20% of the profits of the cassette and zine to The Environmental Justice Foundation. They focus particularly on the rights of climate refugees and their work is incredible. 

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