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KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS - BRITANNIA
The Kid’s second release from the new KID CREOLE and THE COCONUTS Album (tentatively entitled MAN OVERBOARD... or perhaps MAN OVER-BORED) is the unforgettable BRITANNIA.
The single is another collaboration from August Darnell and Mike Gorman. Mike did the BIG BAND arrangement.
Nevertheless, the result is PURE MAGIC.
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DR. BUZZARD’S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND
We are very excited to announce this newly remastered and expanded release!
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band is releasing the first single from the remastered third studio album!
R.S.V.P., recorded and originally released in 1979, hails from the 'James Monroe H.S. presents Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Goes to Washington' album.
The single was written by Stony Browder Jr. and August Darnell. Lead vocals by the inimitable and unique songstress Cory Daye and band leader Stony Browder Jr.
The album was originally released on Elektra Records in 1979.
2C2C is very proud to be releasing this album.
R.S.V.P RELEASED ON FEB 14 | ‘GOES TO WASHINGTON’ (EXPANDED) [THE ALBUM] OUT NOW
GOES TO WASHINGTON (EXPANDED) [THE ALBUM]
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SCHOTT TREATMENT
Kid Creole and his Nuts present SCHOTT TREATMENT's 6th single from the IDES OF MARCH album due out in 2 months. LIVIN' EASY THE DIFFICULT WAY features the dulcet tones of Jo Harrop on lead vocals. Out now.
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JODIE ANN - new single
Jodie Ann is back with a brand new single entitled I FEEL BAD (THAT I DON’T FEEL BAD) [great title!).
Written by Jodie Ann herself and mixed and produced by Sophie Ackroyd, the single is out on Sunday December 4th.
AUGUST DARNELL
Yes, it's true. Guilty as charged! I am what is commonly referred to as a HOARDER! I hoard things. I collect things. And the lesson I force-feed my children has always been - DOCUMENT EVERYTHING! When the Coronavirus curtailed my freedom of movement, I decided to explore my cellars and lofts. That is where I found thousands of my cassettes that have followed me on every journey I have ever made (and that's a whole lot of mileage). They were just sitting there, still looking good, just waiting to be cared for again! Since the dreaded pandemic had made me a prisoner in my own home, I decided to use the time to listen to each and every cassette! That became my MISSION IMPOSSIBLY POSSIBLE! Thus was born ONCE UPON A CASSETTE, a collection of ditties and Darnellian witticisms never heard before. I now present you with The Volumes. I hope my attention span allows me to create at least one hundred more! In fact we are attempting to release one volume a month until we're over and done. And then in time for Christmas, we shall be offering a number of volumes available for purchase in tangible form. Pow to the Nth degree, guys and dolls!
Hey, remember the Wizard who said, "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain"? Well, here's my take on that: Always ignore that demand, from Wizards and Fools. Peel back all curtains. Be entertained. Be shocked. Be transformed. Be embarrassed.
I dare you. In fact, I double-dare you!
August Darnell
SCHOTT TREATMENT
Schott Treatment delivers a powerful ballad, featuring an emotional vocal performance by Jo Harrop. Another Day, Another War was produced by Peter Schott and August Darnell and is out now!
SCHOTT TREATMENT
Peter Schott and August Darnell have released Schott Treatment’s 4th single on 2c2cmusic.com. The Man Who Could Say No is a Latin-inspired, big band extravaganza, featuring the amazing vocal performances of Jo Harrop and Daniel Sitrit. With lush horn arrangements, mambo-inspired percussion, Cuban-tinged piano solos, and poignant lyrics, “The Man Who Could Say No” is a compelling new version of the classic Kid Creole and The Coconuts song.
“The Man Who Could Say No” delivers a powerful and infectious dance groove, with sparkling lyrics that identify the contradictions of love and fidelity in the modern world.
JODIE ANN - HABITS
Out Feb 13 - HABITS developed from a feeling of being unseen, unheard and lonely, albeit being surrounded by people. HABITS is poppy, catchy, another work of art from this talented young singer/songwriter.
Jodie Ann’s debut single with 2C2C, Happier Free, released last October, put her on the map as a recording artist, getting numerous radio plays on BBC Introducing in the UK. Habit has already been played on the BBC radio show in Lancashire, her hometown. Things are definitely looking bright for this young star!
Habits - out now
DEAD MAN TALKING - KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS
The Kid’s first release of 2022 and the first release from the new KID CREOLE and THE COCONUTS Album (tentatively entitled MAN OVERBOARD... or perhaps MAN OVER-BORED) is the unforgettable DEAD MAN TALKING.
The single is the first collaboration of August Darnell and Mike Gorman, who is the keyboard player and MD in the band. Mike did the BIG BAND arrangement on this one. He used real musicians (imagine that) to capture that lush Cab Calloway/Duke Ellington sound.
DEAD MAN TALKING was recorded during the height of the pandemic in 2021. Consequently, each musician (there are over 20) had to record his/her part in the confines of his/her home, without spreading germs to fellow players. Nevertheless, the result is PURE MAGIC.
Enjoy!
2C2C - ONE BY ONE Compilation Album
2C2C is very proud to release its first compilation album featuring all their artists. The album contains 12 hit singles and is sure to have you dancing around your living room!
Available for digital download and streaming now.
NEW ARTIST SIGNS TO 2C2C
Let us proudly introduce you to HANFORD from Memphis, Tennessee. Kristina Hanford was discovered, by August Darnell, when he held auditions in NYC for his musical, Cherchez La Femme. Kristina impressed the team with her exceptional singing and performing abilities and she was signed up immediately to be one of THE LEMON DROPS (a trio modelled on the Coconuts) for the limited run at the La Mama Theatre in downtown NY back in 2016.
Need we add that she is also very pleasant on the eyes?
Hanford comes from a true theatrical family, with her parents and 2 brothers in this crazy corridor we call Show Biz! Another star destined for greatness.
Fast forward to 2021 when 2C2C was searching for the right vocalist to sing a powerful ballad written by Peter Schott. We knew straight away that Hanford would be the singer for this!
'This is My Reality' is out on November 5th.
THAT BOY - NEW SINGLE
Enjoy this new single by the legendary Kid Creole and the Coconuts and the dynamic duo from Italy: Los Locos (Roby Borillo and Paolo Franchetto). The Kid and Los Locos previously teamed up to release the fun single entitled ‘Muchachacha. That Boy is out now.
A NEW SIGNING - JODIE ANN
Every 10 years a phenomenal talent is discovered by an innocent bystander. The 2C2C team is the innocent bystander and Jodie Ann is the phenomenal talent.
Younger than Springtime, prettier than a Tropical Sunset, and with a voice as intoxicating as Autumn in New York, Jodie Ann has been signed to the 2C2C label.
Her debut single with the label, ‘Happier Free’, will be released on October 22nd. Once you hear it, your life will never be the same again. Embrace the magic!
Welcome to the 2C2C lifeboat party!
JODIE ANN WEBSITE
KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS - Chances
The first single release from the recent album, ‘Nothin’ Left but the Rest’ is out now! It’s entitled Chances.
You can buy/download the single directly from 2C2C - buy CHANCES
KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS - Nothin’ Left but the Rest - new album, out now!
The Brand (might-as-well-be) New Album by KCC is out on now!
Now you can get your eager hands on a limited edition of ‘Nothin’ Left but the Rest’ 2021! The CD is available exclusively through 2C2C Music.
This digipack comes with a gold vinyl style disc, a 12 page booklet, contains 14 songs in total, including some bonus demos, and is remastered and ready!
Order your copy TODAY! The album’s release date is on June 18th so grab your copy today before they sell out!
Darnell says: “In 1995 I made a movie for Canal Plus called ‘Le Grand Voyage.’ I traveled around the world in less than 80 days, and I hung out with indigenous tribes in places like Ecuador, Australia, West Sumatra, Thailand, etc. The songs I wrote on that incredible journey became the album entitled The Kid And I. It was an August Darnell solo album. It was only released in France. The single from the album was ‘Stand Tall.’ The rights to that album reverted back to me after many years. After listening to the album during the Pandemic (on a break from Netflix), I fell in love with the songs all over again. That is why I decided this masterpiece deserved another shot. The fans deserve to hear these songs. And I am sure I will gather new fans if the album is heard and distributed and promoted properly.”
J.STOVALETTI - new single
Lead singer and vocalist from MACHINE (There But For The Grace Of God Go I) is back with a mighty jam!
‘Subway Rider’, produced by August Darnell is OUT NOW!
HAITIA - new single
The second single from Haitia's debut album is entitled WHEN THE PAVEMENT ENDS. It was written and produced by Peter Schott and August Darnell. We think it is a perfect song for today's global mess. The poignant hook, "We're a Winner", is a positive message delivered beautifully by a very positive person. Enjoy. And keep a stiff upper lip.
When the Pavement Ends - OUT NOW
PIN 2 HOT ft. Mark Anthony Jones
This follow up single features the soul/funk/rock artist extraordinaire Mark Anthony Jones. Born and raised in New York City’s Greenwich, a self-taught multi-instrumentalist... MAJ's incendiary guitar work leaves his audiences and fellow artists stunned.
Choc Full of It, previously entitled Chocolate Bar, was originally created as part of the score for a stage play entitled "Ivy League." Lyrics and Music written by August Darnell and Peter Schott. The track was engineered by Julian McBrowne.
POLYGAMY - Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Brand new single, out now!
August Darnell collaborates with his sons, Lorne Ashley and Dario Darnell, again. Hallelujah! This latest Kid Creole single, Polygamy, is dedicated to 2021, which has already proven to be an unforgettable year. Onward music lovers - into the breach with heads held high!
ALL LINKS : song.link/polygamy
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PIN 2 HOT ft. Coati Mundi
Brand new single out today!
Pin 2 Hot is an international group of renegade producers, that expand the boundaries of the popular song.
Their first release "Me Missing Margarita" delivers a fantabulous genre-bending potpourri of grooves and lyrics, drawing heavily on their Latin Hip Hop roots.
Watch THE LYRIC VIDEO here
Miss Garbo just received a wonderful review from A&R Factory. A top 10 music blog in the UK.
They wrote: A DEBUT TO REMEMBER: MISS GARBO BRING OUT LONG-AWAITED POP/ROCK SINGLE ‘FORGOTTEN’
Check out the full write up on A&R Factory’s website.
Miss Garbo - debut single ‘Forgotten’ OUT NOW!
Miss Garbo is a singer/songwriter band from South London. Combining the talents of Louise O’Hara on vocals and Andy Chapman on guitar, their sound is elegant, sometimes mournful, with an 80s, almost chill-out vibe... until they rock.
Their debut single ‘Forgotten’ is out now!
STREAM/DOWNLOAD/LISTEN/WATCH HERE
You can find out more about them here:
Website: https://www.missgarbomusic.com
Facebook: @missgarbo
Instagram: @missgarbomusic
Twitter: @missgarbomusic
YouTube: LYRIC VIDEO
Coconuts Collection
We recently launched a fabulous range of merchandise. Illustrations by Stephanie Fuller aka Haitia Fuller.
About the Artist...
Kid Creole kidnapped Stephanie Fuller a.k.a. Haitia Fuller from her life as a studio singer. She was doing backups for groups like The Rolling Stones at night and by day, singing solo on commercials for Coca Cola, Burger King and almost every shampoo product.
After many sessions in the studio with August, he and writer Ronnie Rogers produced her hit song “Take Me for a Night in New York” from the Elbow Bones and the Racketeers project. The fun continued. August invited her to sing the duets on the Kid Creole album “ I , too Have Seen the Woods” with the promise that she would come and sing on world tour with him...but of course, and the journey continued.
Her travels and her love of sailing the Caribbean prompted her to paint.
Colorful island primitives, leading way to ocean-inspired large works in acrylic, gold leaf, glass and sand and they are appropriately entitled; “Off the Coast of Me”, a nod to Kid Creole for all his inspiration.
Her new adventure is line drawing in Indian ink. A collection of 46 “young, privileged girls” entitled, “Les Demoiselles”. She just now added ‘The Coconuts Collection’ as an expansion of this work! These drawings are sold exclusively through the 2C2C web store.
Stephanie is gallery represented and has sold worldwide.
Follow Stephanie Fuller:
Web: www.stephaniefullerart.com
IG: @stephaniefullerart
A lot has been going on lately at 2C2C headquarters. In the last 2 weeks alone, we have signed 5 artists to the label for single releases!
We’ve already told you about Miss Garbo whose debut single is set for release on November 20th. Miss Garbo is a singer/songwriter band from South London. With Louise O’Hara on lead vocals and Andy Chapman on guitar, we’re sure their debut single, ‘Forgotten’ is going to be well received.
The next artist we have just signed is called Haitia.
Haitia, aka Stephanie Fuller, hails from the Kid Creole cave. You may have heard her hit single ‘Take Me For A Night In New York’ from the ‘Elbow Bones and the Rackateers’ project.
Her single entitled ‘The Girl Next Door’ will be released on November 6th.
You may see some other familiar faces/names in the KCC world coming up soon so stay tuned for more news.
Kid Creole and the Coconuts’ latest release, Calypso Pan American, from the Off the Coast of Me (40th Deluxe Edition), is out on October 28th.
As you can see, we will not let anything, including a worldwide pandemic, stand in the way of us creating music and magic. We believe that music is the key to life and escapism and we are grateful that we can give artists a platform to release their creations to the masses. Stay tuned for more exciting news soon!
The 2C2C team - October 27th
New Signing!
We have just signed an exciting new act: Miss Garbo
Miss Garbo is a singer/songwriter band from South London. Combining the talents of Louise O’Hara on vocals and Andy Chapman on guitar, their sound is elegant, sometimes mournful, with an 80s, almost chill-out vibe... until they rock.
We are busy preparing for the release of their debut single out in November.
You can find out more about them here:
Website: https://www.missgarbomusic.com
Facebook: @missgarbo
Instagram: @missgarbomusic
Twitter: @missgarbomusic
Stay tuned!!!
Brand New Web store!
We are very excited to announce our brand new web store!
We have all our single releases available for immediate download in high quality sound. Shop here
As well as our music, we also have a fabulous range of Kid Creole merchandise on offer! We have t-shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags, mugs, flip flops and more! Also on offer, and to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Off the Coast of Me, we have anniversary print goodies for you! Shop here
Zipp Kōdz - Buggy in the Boot
The ZIPP KŌDZ are an international Pop group, based in the USA and Europe, on the 2c2c Music Label.
Mixing clever lyrics, beats, and samples, the ZIPP KŌDZ draw influences from a wide spectrum of sources including Pop, Funk, and Latin Dance music.
Produced by Peter Schott, their initial release “Buggy In The Boot” creates a lively party atmosphere with infectious beats, funky melodies, and hilarious lyrics, written by August Darnell.
See the Official Video HERE
The band’s latest single “I’m Sorry That I Shared You” is out now!
Off The Coast Of Me - 40th Anniversary Edition
- OUT on June11th
Dedicated to Stony Browder Jr., without whom this journey would never have even started
Produced by August Darnell, Coati Mundi and Adriana Kaegi for 2C2C Music
Off The Coast Of Me was Kid Creole and the Coconuts’ first album release in 1980 on ZE Records.
The Kid and Coati Mundi together decided to celebrate this debut album by releasing a 40th Anniversary Edition.
Released on 2C2C Music to the U.S. market, the Kid’s very own record label, this version includes 17 tracks in total.
It, of course, has all the tracks from the original version (re-mastered) but also includes some very special never-before-released original demos, plus some cool upbeat Bootlegs by the Kid’s son, artist Youngr.
The first single released off the album was ‘Mister Softee’, and the follow up single, due for release on July 10th, will be the title track ‘Off The Coast Of Me’. ‘Bogota Affair’ is the third release from the album.
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CREDITS:
Engineers: Bob Blank, Julian McBrowne, Lars Henrik Nissen, Dario Darnell
Studios: Blank Tapes, Chappell Studios, LN Sound, Llama Land Studios
Photography: John Rynski, Eva Tudor-Jones
Art Direction: Nadine Ballard
The Musicians: August Darnell, Coati Mundi, Peter Schott, Winston Grennan, Marc Mazur, Stony Browder Jr., Carol Colman, Andrew Lloyd, Freddie Harris, Charlie Lagond, Danny Kahn, Sam Burtis, Jay Stovall, Dario Darnell
The Singers: August Darnell, Coati Mundi, Don Armando Bonilla, Adriana Kaegi, Lourdes Cotto, Lori Eastside, Frank Passalacqua, Fonda Rae, Brooksie Wells
TRACK LIST:
1. Mister Softee
2. Maladie d’Amour
3. Yolanda
4. Off the Coast of Me
5. Dario, Can You Get Me into Studio 54
6. Lili Marlene
7. Bogota Affair
8. Calypso Pan American
9. Adnaloy
10. He’s Not Such a Bad Guy After All
11. Off The Coast of Me (Youngr Bootleg)
12. Yolanda (Youngr Bootleg)
13. Dario, Can You Get Me Into Studio 54 (Youngr Bootleg)
14. Bogota Affair (Youngr Bootleg)
15. Mister Softee (Live at the Rock Lounge 1981)
16. Off The Coast of Me (Original Demo)
17. Bogota Affair (Original Demo)
Something Incomplete, SCHOTT TREATMENT’s 3rd single on 2c2c Music, subverts the expectations of mainstream pop music with a dark, densely-layered orchestral score. Written by the dynamic duo of Schott and Darnell, Something Incomplete features Daniel Sitrit’s poignant vocal performance, expressing the emotions of survival during a breakup, and learning to live, love, and trust again.
Something Incomplete - Out on June 4th
New single by Kid Creole and the Coconuts - Mister Softee
- Release date: April 30
Why did I choose Mister Softee to be the first single from the OFF THE COAST OF ME (40th Anniversary Edition) album?
Well, I didn't. That album is chock-full of potential singles. So I went about it in a democratic way (for a change). I reached out to Coati Mundi and the original Coconuts (Adriana Kaegi, Cheryl Poirier and Roni Griffith) and we voted on it.
Mister Softee won by a landslide. I know why. The Coconuts adore the sentiment of the song - cutting the Kid down to size has always been their favorite preoccupation. Hope you enjoy it as much as THEY do.
Hachachacha!
August Darnell
Pardon My Appearance, by Schott Treatment, tells a story of bittersweet romance, emotional longing, and unrequited love. Written and produced by Peter Schott and August Darnell, Pardon My Appearance features the dulcet tones of vocalist Jo Harrop, accompanied by a lush musical score, reminiscent of 1960’s cinema soundtracks. The work will be released by 2C2C Music on February 10.
Peter Schott and August Darnell have created a completely new genre of music, inspired by the classic soundtracks of the 1950’s and 1960’s.
The first single, “Being,” by the new group Schott Treatment was released world-wide September 9th, 2019. With orchestral arrangements, existential lyrics, and tantalizing vocal performances, Schott and Darnell have produced strikingly new versions of classic Kid Creole and The Coconuts’ songs.
Kid Creole and the Coconuts recently released a brand new single entitled ‘Checkin’ My Colonies’. The song was produced by Youngr who happens to be the Kid’s youngest son! The video animation was created by the uber talented artist Emrah Tumer from Turkey.
August Darnell aka Kid Creole has been promoting the new single on UK TV such as Lorraine and Sky News. He has also been very busy on BBC radio stations up and down the UK doing interviews including live interviews with Robert Elms for BBC Radio London and Lauren Laverne for BBC Radio 6 Music.