Another Decade of Funk LP
by Fort Knox Five
FKX148 - Another Decade of Funk (2013-2023)
Out Worldwide on Friday September 29th, 2023
Available Here:   https://orcd.co/decadefunk


in 2003 Steve Raskin, Rob Myers, Jon Horvath, and Sid Barcelona formed Fort Knox Five in Washington, D.C. as a project to explore all things funky, regardless of genre or tempo. From the beginning, the vibe was retro, the sound was funk, and the beats were fresh. 20 years into it and FK5 are still going strong!

Another Decade of Funk continues the musical journey started on 10 years of Fort Knox Five released in 2013. That compilation showcased the origins and evolution of the Fort Knox sound and created the foundation for the decade that followed.

The story of the second decade kicks off with Fort Knox Five’s sophomore studio album,
Pressurize The Cabin. This collection features some choice gems from that release including the boom bap party anthem "Reach”, featuring Flex Mathews.  Mustafa Akbar drops the funk on “Whatcha Gonna Do” and “Keep it Poppin” while legendary British trombonist and soul crooner Ashley Slater brings the heat on “Fire in my Belly.” (Available here as a radio edit for the first time)

After a chance meeting with Sir Joe Quarterman, one of D.C.’s legendary singers from the 70’s, the group cooked up the floor burner “Don’t Go”, which captures the vibe of D.C.’s classic funk era. “Give it a Minute” pushes the hometown influence into the future with its Go-Go meets 808 jeep beats topped by the bouncing crisp flow of Bcap. 

In 2017 Steve relocated to British Columbia and some incredible collaborations followed starting with the modern funk-meets-glitch hop banger “Jinglin’ Janglin’” with K+Lab, featuring vocals by hip hop royalty Baby Bam (Jungle Brothers). The “DC to BC” series grew, teaming up with Slynk on “Keep the Funk Real”, and with Lazy Syrup Orchestra on “Start the Ride”, both exploring some west coast mid tempo vibes. 

Alongside these future forward collaborations, the classic FK5 sound can be heard loud and clear on “Playing with Fire” featuring Emily Molloy as well as the funky instrumental groover “McGuires Audio Shop.” 

The 11 tracks on Another Decade of Funk celebrate the funky flavors that Fort Knox Five have been creating over the last decade, and see the continued evolution of the group taking the FK sound straight into the future. 

Fort Knox Recordings thrives as a melting pot of genres, where Funk, Breaks, House, Downtempo, Trip-Hop, and more find their rightful home. Stay tuned for brand new remixes celebrating the 20th Anniversary followed by Another Decade of FK5 Remixed featuring remixes from Stickybuds, Krafty Kuts, Megan Hamilton, and more!

Another Decade of Funk

Fire in My Belly (Radio Edit) [feat. Ashley Slater]

"Playing With Fire ft. Emily Molloy"
by Fort Knox Five
FKX148 - Another Decade of Funk (2013-2023)
Out Worldwide on Friday September 29th, 2023
Available Here:   https://orcd.co/decadefunk


in 2003 Steve Raskin, Rob Myers, Jon Horvath, and Sid Barcelona formed Fort Knox Five in Washington, D.C. as a project to explore all things funky, regardless of genre or tempo. From the beginning, the vibe was retro, the sound was funk, and the beats were fresh. 20 years into it and FK5 are still going strong!

Another Decade of Funk continues the musical journey started on 10 years of Fort Knox Five released in 2013. That compilation showcased the origins and evolution of the Fort Knox sound and created the foundation for the decade that followed.

The story of the second decade kicks off with Fort Knox Five’s sophomore studio album,
Pressurize The Cabin. This collection features some choice gems from that release including the boom bap party anthem "Reach”, featuring Flex Mathews.  Mustafa Akbar drops the funk on “Whatcha Gonna Do” and “Keep it Poppin” while legendary British trombonist and soul crooner Ashley Slater brings the heat on “Fire in my Belly.” (Available here as a radio edit for the first time)

After a chance meeting with Sir Joe Quarterman, one of D.C.’s legendary singers from the 70’s, the group cooked up the floor burner “Don’t Go”, which captures the vibe of D.C.’s classic funk era. “Give it a Minute” pushes the hometown influence into the future with its Go-Go meets 808 jeep beats topped by the bouncing crisp flow of Bcap. 

In 2017 Steve relocated to British Columbia and some incredible collaborations followed starting with the modern funk-meets-glitch hop banger “Jinglin’ Janglin’” with K+Lab, featuring vocals by hip hop royalty Baby Bam (Jungle Brothers). The “DC to BC” series grew, teaming up with Slynk on “Keep the Funk Real”, and with Lazy Syrup Orchestra on “Start the Ride”, both exploring some west coast mid tempo vibes. 

Alongside these future forward collaborations, the classic FK5 sound can be heard loud and clear on “Playing with Fire” featuring Emily Molloy as well as the funky instrumental groover “McGuires Audio Shop.” 

The 11 tracks on Another Decade of Funk celebrate the funky flavors that Fort Knox Five have been creating over the last decade, and see the continued evolution of the group taking the FK sound straight into the future. 

Fort Knox Recordings thrives as a melting pot of genres, where Funk, Breaks, House, Downtempo, Trip-Hop, and more find their rightful home. Stay tuned for brand new remixes celebrating the 20th Anniversary followed by Another Decade of FK5 Remixed featuring remixes from Stickybuds, Krafty Kuts, Megan Hamilton, and more!

Playing With Fire ft Emily Molloy

Fort Knox Five live at Slay Bay Stage
Bass Coast Festival 2023
Sunday July 9th, 2023

**Watch the entire set in 4K High Res Video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wPMbDqjh9w

Tracklisting:
01 Fort Knox Five vs Gang Starr - Who’s Gonna Funk For Peace (DC’s Finest Remix)
02 Mr Stabalina - Rock The Party 
03 Skrillex + Mr Oizo + Missy Elliot - Ratata (Jimi Needles Partycore Mix)
04 Fort Knox Five vs Father Funk - Boogie Time Insight (DC’s Finest Remix)
05 Stickybuds & K+lab - Feel The Weight (Beat Le Juice Remix)
06 WBBL - All Night 
07 A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts feat. Gizelle Smith - Lit Up (DC’s Finest EDIT)
08 Pecoe - Make it Bounce
09 Funk The Beat - In the Mix
10 Prince - Controversy (Malente Re-Edit)
11 Missy Elliott - WTF feat. Pharrell Williams (Jax Jones Remix)
12 X-Ray Ted - Tribute To The Original Artform
13 James Brown - Superbad (Wuki Remix)
14 Me & My Toothbrush - Can't Get No Love 
15 Mood Swing & Chevy Bass - Take Ya Back
16 Jimi Needles - Put It In The Air (2023 VIP)
17 Sammy Senior - Dirty Magic
18 Fort Knox Five - Fire In My Belly feat. Ashley Slater (SkiiTour Remix)
19 Thomas Anthony + We Are Robots - Disco Juice 
20 WBBL - Hype
21 Wes Smith - Wicked & Wild
22 GAWP & Tough Love - Chicken Grease 
23 Pirupa - Party Non Stop (Riva Starr Cut)
24 Sponges - Everything’s Alright (Smalltown DJs Edit)
25 Senor Stereo - Hot Damn!
26 BadboE - Hard Times (Gramophone Soul Remix)
27 Wh0 - I'm Coming 
28 Kryptogram vs Electrogorilla - Unfinished Outro vs Love Me

Fort Knox Five at Slay Bay (Bass Coast 2023)

Fort Knox Five & Qdup 4 Deck Set
Fractal Forest at Shambhala Music Festival 2024
@shambhala_mf @qdupmusic

Shambhala 2024 Intro
01 Calypso - FAST (4 Deck Edit)
Fort Knox Five - Whatcha Gonna Do (Acapella)
02 Black Caviar ft G.I.A.M. - Hella Bass (4 Deck Edit)
Phunky Phantom - Get up Stand Up (Acapella)
03 D-Funk - Critical Moment 
Qdup - Wild Things ft Awoke (Acapella)
04 The Party People - Party People Party (Turnstyle Remix)
05 Takimba & Maxwell Cuttty - Kick It (4 Deck Dub Edit) 
Bootsy Collins - Party Lickables (Acapella)
06 LUXXLY - Girl Talk 
N.A.S.A. - Hide ft. Aynzli Jones (A.Skillz Remix Acapella)
07 NAJ -  Get Your Weapons
Crash Party - Do it like this (Acapella)
08 SPEKRFREKS - Move 
Krafty Kuts & Tim Deluxe ft Mike G - Work That Body (Acapella)
09 Gym Tonic (Qdup’s King Tito goes to Paradise Remix)
10 Dombresky - LIFT OFF
Gorillaz - Dare (Acapella)
Kick it with a little more Funk (Acapella)
11 Wolfgang Gartner feat. Scrufizzer - Level Up 
12 Adam Ten - Magic Circus 
Sunday Scaries - Chill Like That (Acapella)
13 L.R.S -  Make Me Feel (4 Deck Edit)
Stickybuds + K+Lab - Dimention Reggae Vocals (Acapella)
14 DJ Dan, Mike Balance, Fleetwood Smack - Party Starter (Mike Balance Edit)
Lokate - Funky Ass Beat (DJ tool)
15 Mau P - Beats For The Underground (Qdup Remix) 
Dennis Ferrer ft Daniele - Church Lady (Acapella)
16 Crazy Daylight, Casual Order - Ok Now
Missy Elliott - WTF (Where They From) ft. Pharrell Williams (Acapella)
17 Soulecta - Jheez Louise (DJ Jackum's Party Garage Remix)
Fort Knox Five ft Sleepy Wonder & Zeebo - Killa Sound Boy (Acapella)
Basement Jaxx - Jump and Shout (Acapella) 
Chase & Status - Baddadan ft IRAH, Flowdan, Takuru (Acapella)
18 Star.One x Jamie Hai - Party All Night 
Badboe - Hands In The Air (Acapella)
19 Pilot - Get Out James 
Fatboy Slim, Dan Diamond, Luca Guerrieri - Role Model (Acapella) 
20 SNBRN - Six Shooter (Qdup Remix)
Checkin the cuts (Acapella)
Orbital ft Lady Leshurr - Wonky (Acapella)
21 WBBL - Street Playa VIP
22 Ursula1000 - Movin’ 2 The Sound (Fort Knox Five Remix)

FK5 & Qdup | Four Deck DJ Set - Shambhala Fractal Forest 2024

Whatcha Gonna Do featuring Mustafa Akbar 
By Fort Knox Five

Premiered by EARMILK - April 10th 2015 http://www.earmilk.com/2015/04/10/fort-knox-five-ask-whatcha-gonna-do-with-mustafa-akbar-premiere

Check out the first premiere of a song from our upcoming album 'Pressurize The Cabin' dropping worldwide on April 28th, 2015.

Whatcha Gonna Do features veteran Fort Knox Vocalist, Mustafa Akbar, with a blazing future funk jam!
Taken from the album Pressurize The Cabin (FKX078) out worldwide 4/28/2015


CD & DIgital

Whatcha Gonna Do (feat Mustafa Akbar)

Without doubt my favourite show this year, so it was the perfect time to release a set that combines all things Krafty. I put months into this show with loads of exclusive edits, remixes & unreleased tracks. The Fractal Forest is a very special place to perform & a massive shout goes to my buddy DJ Maculate who provided amazing visuals for this set which is available on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMXX3tpWltk&t=680s

Shambhala Fractal Forest DJ Mix 2025

Howdy funk fam!
Its' the dog days of summer here so thought I would squeeze in a little jammer mix of some my fav midtempo g-funk slammers. Some freshies, some classics, but all funk. 

There's some naughty words in here so you have been warned. Bless. 


Big Boss Vette - Get It
Pablo Discobar - Come Baby Come
Turnstyle - Ghetto Red Hot
Carl Carlton - Bad Mama Jama (WBBL Remix) 
Jack Harlow - What's Poppin (M A R Iマリくん Flip)
A.Skillz - 7 Day Weekend 
Prof - Dirty Work (Acapella)
Blueface x Jean Tonique - Thotiana Ft. Cardi B (MXTT HXLL 'Trap Boogaloo' Edit)
Mood Swing & Chevy Bass X Swim INC - Higher 
A.Skillz - Track Pant Thing (Instrumental Mix)
Wiley - Boasty (Acapella)
Wiley x Tuxedo - Boasty (MXTT HXLL 'Trap Boogaloo' Edit)
Grandmaster Flash - The Message (Groove Terminator Edit)
Latyrx - Lady Don't Tek No   
Slynk - In The House 
Ice Cube - That New Funkadelic
The Party People - Set It Off 
Snoop Dogg - It Ain't No Fun (Father Funk Edit)
Tom Booze - The T-Funk 
Father Funk + Slynk - Boogie Down (Nelly & Outkast Edit)
Kibosh - Here's an Exercise
Father Funk - Dig This 
WBBL - Grapevine 
Dabeull + Jean Tonique - The Party
Cezaire + Farrah Fawx - Don't Stop the Movement 
Turnstyle - Put Ya Handz Up 
Skank Spinatra - Shakey
Morlack + Bezwun - Mo Money
WBBL - Body Movement 
The Chemical Brothers - Galvanize (Acapella)
WBBL - Comedown 

Funk You

I present to you my second set from the Freezer Burn 2025 weekend. I had the great honor of being invited back to perform at the one and only Yellow Dubmarine sound stage for my second consecutive year. I played this set on the Sunday afternoon at 5pm which was one of the few times during the weekend that the sky opened up, giving the sun just enough of an opportunity to shine bright and stifle the rain that was so unpredictably relentless all weekend. 
It was the perfect vibe for a late afternoon set that led everyone into preparation for the Temple Burn later that evening. 
Big thanks to everyone who came out for this and to the amazing crew at Yellow Dubmarine for all their hard work and hospitality. A special thank you to Swaggacats for having a second hand wedding dress for me to wear and for the telephone headset which was perfect for creating a dancefloor full of wildly confused faces. 

Credit list:

1	Potatoes - The Floozies
2	Give It To Me Baby (DJ Agent 86 Remix) - Rick James
3	Hot Guy Alert - The Floozies & The Sponges
4	In The Air (Original Mix) - Mr Stabalina
5	Super Styling (Loneliest Hunk) - Groove Armada
6	Supervibe (Original Mix) - Black Caviar
7	At the Disko (Original Mix) - Purple Disco Machine, Lorenz Rhode
8	D.A.N.C.E. (Mark Wolf x Martial Simon Remix) - Justice
9	Funk In The Air (Fort Knox Five remix) - BadboE
10	Keep the Funk Real (Megan Hamilton Remix) - Slynk & Fort Knox Five
11	Baby Do You Wanna Bump (Extended Mix) - Boney M., Steven Sugar Harding
12	I Don't Know What I'd Do (Original Mix) - Simon Pagliari, Cream Sound Factory
13	Dopamine - Franc Moody
14	Superstition - Arcuri
15	Yellow Trumpet (Original Mix) - Maori
16	Bad Girls (Gigamesh Remix) - Donna Summer
17	Push Up (Praia Rmx) - Freestylers
18	Thats The Way I Like It Feat. Vin Veli (Original Mix) - Midnight Factory
19	5 Min Of Funk (Extended Mix) - Ondamike
20	Funked Up [VIP] - The Sponges
21	Keep It Exciting (Extended Version) - Alex Hosking, Mr. Belt & Wezol, Qobra (IT)
22	Wish (Stabfinger Remix)
23	Ghost Town (Extended Mix) - Purple Disco Machine, Retrosonix
24	Supernatural - Nicky Genesis
25	No Broke Boys - Disco Lines, Tinashe
26	Electric Avenue Dub - WBBL
27	F The Disco - Juicy Goose
28	L $ D (Dombresky Remix) - Asap Rocky

Yellow Dubmarine 2025 (Freezer Burn)

It was once again an absolute honour and privilege to play in Swingamajig at Shambala 2025, every time I leave this festival full of joy and my soul fully replenished, can't wait to do it all over again.

Before the festival a challenge was made to put together a set that fitted the venue and the wider Festivals vibe. It was a whole lot of fun liberally sprinkling some Swingamajig & Shambala magic throughout this set.

Hope this brings back some joyous memories for those that were there and piques the interest to sample Shambala in 2026 for those that weren't. x

Tracklist:

01 Jamie Berry, Krish T - Tribe
02 Planet Caravan - Make Sure Your Mama Is Well (Just Emma's 6AM Mix)
03 WOXOW - Batubagen (feat Cyril Benhamou)
04 The Sponges & Father Funk - All I Hear (is a funky bassline) (Extended Mix)
05 Black V Neck - Intergalactic (original mix)
06 Mo' Horizons - Rhythm Is A Dancer (Bogota Club version)
07 The Chemical Brothers - Do It Again (Massano Extended Remix)
08 Wuki - Kiss
09 Nicky Genesis, Rumpus - You Better (Cazztek extended remix)
10 Baltic Balkan - Transbalkan ft Fanfara Transilvania (Baltic Balkan remix)
11 Nicky Genesis - Jail House
12 Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart (The Sponges Edit)
13 Freejak V's Dolly Parton - Jolene
14 Sonz Of A Loop Da Loop Era - Far Out (Freejak Remix)
15 The Funk Hunters, The Sponges - I Like 2 Party (The Funk Hunters x Kotek VIP Remix)
16 Howla - Hit The Road Jack (Howla Remix)
17 Subshift - Shaka
18 Huxley - My Mind
19 Ursula 1000 - Shaken Or Stirred (Extended Mix)
20 Jem Haynes, Dominic B UK - Find Me (Original Mix)
21 Somethin' Sanctified - Soul Glo (Mix & Fairbanks remix)
22 Martin Ikin, Matroda, Sian-Lee - 4U (Original Mix)
23 Dusky - Keep On (Extended Club Dub)
24 G-Double-E - Sweet Harmony (Dubplate)
25 Hervé - Together (Illegal Bass Extended Mix)
26 Shades of Rhythm - Sweet Sensation (Origin8a & Propa remix)
27 Jamie Xx - Gosh (Left/Right Refix)
28 Bicep - Glue
29 Groove Armada, Declan Knapp - Superstylin' (Extended Mix)
30 Almanac, Klean - MINA (Extended)
31 ZeroFG - Godzilla Dub (Ruff Style Remix)

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Shambala Festival 2025

Welcome to volume 3 of The Beatles Dub Club! 

A special DJ set showcasing The Fab Four like you've never heard before!

DJ Chris Arnold takes you on a magical mystery tour of his collection of covers, remixes and tracks that sampled arguably the greatest band that ever existed - The Beatles. 

Expect to hear plenty of reggae, ska, latin, hip hop, dub, funk, house and even drum & bass takes on the wonderful music created by John, Paul, George & Ringo.

Since its explosive debut in 2021, The Beatles Dub Club has packed out stages at Glastonbury, Boomtown, Latitude, Isle of Wight, Camp Bestival, Green Man and far beyond.

The show has been championed by Fatboy Slim, who personally invited Chris to perform at his All Back To Minehead Butlins weekender, and has been tipped by Far Out Magazine as one of Glastonbury’s “Top 20 Alternative Acts to Watch”.

The Beatles Dub Club has since gone truly international, with acclaimed tours across Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Bali, while continuing to light up festivals all over the UK & Ireland - including standout sets supporting UB40, Craig Charles and The Wailers.

"If Sergeant Pepper had been a DJ, this would have been his set..." - Fatboy Slim

"Far from pure novelty, it is a wonderful way to celebrate music in all of its connective guises" - Far Out Magazine

"Something so effective, and seemingly obvious, that it feels as if it should have existed for much longer than its inception just a few years ago" - The Fix Magazine

"Loving it!" - Mary McCartney

https://beatlesdubclub.com/

The Beatles Dub Club Vol. 3

Back to the roots on this one. 
Just a selection of some of my favorite nasty house bangers for your ear holes. 
In house we trust. Bless Up.

Lusid + Moontalk - Less Talk  
Travis Scott vs Chris Lake - I Know (Emkay 'Toxic' Edit) 
Jay Sync - Summer Love 
InntRaw - Breathe 
Nelly - Hot in Herre (Brandon Bootleg)
Drake + Central Cee - Which One (Hills Remix)
Outkast - Roses (Dunisco Remix)
Sterium - Patchy 
The Notorious B.I.G. - Nasty Girl (Brandon Remix)
Kelland - Bodytalk
Chris Lorenzo - Body x London on Fire (Penelope Edit)
Bradeazy - Up Down  
Mr. Patron - Give It Up (20_20 Revision) 
InntRaw - Uncooked Sounds
The Dare - Girls (Tobehonest Remix)
Twin Diplomacy - At The Disco 
Bad Bunny - EoO (Juos Edit)
Bask - Baby Got Back 
Sage The Gemini - Gas Pedal (Lackmus Edit)
Deflee - Muffle 
Niiko X Swae - Disco Inferno 
Brandon + Slim Tony - No Second Guessing 
Blur - Girls & Boys (Peace Maker!, George Z Edit)
Mattilo & AVE - Brighter Days
Chris Lorenzo vs Shakedown - Appetite At Night (A Freeman Mashup)
Tyler Rochi - Shimmy 
Zhu - Faded (Thomas Anthony Edit)
Biscits - Wrong is Right
Skilah - Earthquake
Kyle Watson - At Ya
Yooks - Ohhh Yea 
Champion + Irah Sammy Virji - Dis Badman 
Nate Dogg - I Got Love (CYRIL + Kelland Remix)
Spice + Flowdan + Sammy Virji - Match My Mood 
Alott - Horizon

Low Riders

Haunted Mansion was a blast! 3 rooms of beats and Halloween vibes in a fantastic venue with the best crowd in the Bay Area! 

At first I was working on a dark breaks and electro set for Haunted Mansion, but then I saw our line up—Fort Knox Five, Mancub, and I were b2b2b in the 200 Channels room of the party. And of course there was only one thing to do... I did a quick pivot from the dark side to the funky side! This set's a bunch of new and old disco and funk remixes, plus some flipped gems I've been sitting on, and a few Halloween classics. Enjoy! - 8b

8ball - Haunted Mansion - 200 Channels Set - 2025

Fort Knox Five & Qdup 4 Deck Set Fractal Forest at Shambhala Music Festival 2025

This years FK5 & Qdup Shambhala Fractal Forest mix marks 10 years that we've been doing the 4 deck set together. We put all of our love for the magic that happens at Shambs into this one and it's one of our favorites we've done so far. Sending some Shambhalove out to everyone!

@fortknoxfive @shambhala_mf @qdupmusic

Tracklist-

Shambhala 25 Intro
01 Takimba & Maxwell Cutty - Flashlight (DC’s Finest Edit)
02 Never Dull - Big Disco Energy (FKDUP 4 Deck Dub Edit)
Vulfmon & Zachary Barker - Disco Snails (Acapella)
03 WBBL - How we do (Instrumental)
Qdup - Sonic Drop ft. Awoke (Acapella)
04 I Can’t Kick This Feeling When It Hits (Qdup Remix) 
Hysterix - Talk to Me (Sasha Remix Acapella)
05 Oliver - Heart Attack (FWLR Remix)
Kraak & Smaak - Dynamite (Acapella)
06 Merk and Kremont x Too Many Zoos - Like This 	
Smalltown Romeo - Boom Ha (Acapella)   
07 Bonafique - Culture React 
Griz - Zoom (DC’s Finest DJ Tool)
08 Fort Knox Five & Qdup - Get Ya Head Right ft Mustafa Akbar (Extended Mix)
09 Qdup & Keyz - Showstopper ft Emotions (Qdup Funky VIP Mix) 
10 Adelphi Music Factory - Heat from the Fire feat. A.D.O.R.
Mustafa Akbar - Resist (Acapella)  
11Andy Faisca - Take Your Time (FKDUP 4 Deck Dub Edit)
Don Diablo - Blow Your Speakers (Acapella)
12 Two dots and a smile & Coucheron - Off One
13 Don Diablo & Tseba 'The Devil Works Hard' (Extended Mix) 
Format B - Chunky (Acapella)
14 Wh0 - The Funk (FKDUP 4 Deck Short Edit)
Fatboy Slim - Star 69 (Acapella)
15 Da Funk Junkies - Bumpin' Da Funk (FKDUP 4 Deck Short Edit)
Timbaland & Magoo - Cop That Shit feat. Missy Elliot  (Acapella)
16 The Sponges - What's Wrong With Me (Qdup Breaks Re-Rub) 
17 Merlyn, JimiTheGenius - Just Listen 
Electroliners - Loose Caboose (Acidpella)
JonH & Raskal - Afros Revenge (Acapella)
Fort Knox Five - The Spirit of 75 (Acapella)
18 The Sponges - Rock the Place (Breaks Mix)
Rob Base & EZ Rock - It Takes Two (Acapella)
19 Jimi Needles - Vamos 
Basement Jaxx - Oh my Gosh (Acapella)
20 Queen vs Odd Mob - Give You Freddie (Ursula 1000 Edit)

FK5 & Qdup | Four Deck DJ Set - Shambhala Fractal Forest 2025

Don't Go

Don't Go (feat. Joe Quarterman)

Artist:  Fort Knox Five
Release:  Give It A Minute ft. bcap
Label: Fort Knox Recordings
Catalog #: FKX109

Available Exclusively on Beatport:
https://www.beatport.com/release/give-it-a-minute/2005750

Worldwide Release Date:   March 26th, 2017

Tracklisting:
1. Give It A Minute ft. bcap (Original Mix)
2. Give It A Minute (Instrumental Mix)


Building on the momentum of last year's hit single “Don't Go” Fort Knox Five return to the studio to collaborate with bcap, a fresh rhymeslayer from Boston, on the new tune “Give It A Minute.” The sound of this new single reflects FK5's musical sensibilities and exposure to new sounds from touring worldwide.  The result is a catchy, Future Funk, bass-heavy, Go-Go meets Glitch-Hop track that is sure to shake booties around the globe.

After Fort Knox Five remixed “Smoke Machine” by Ursula 1000 featuring bcap on vocals, they were eager to get him in the studio for an original production.  Brian Capobianchi, aka bcap, first vibed with the Fort Knox family while WXGR was lauching ESL Radio a few years ago, in support of Thievery Corporation and their label.  Recorded around the New Year, bcap's party-rocking and thought-provoking lyrics were dropped on top of some raw beats and his bluesy, NOLA-style vocals – in the vein of Dr. John – inspired Fort Knox Five's production.

The Washington, DC infuence can be heard throughout the track, with giant Roto-toms, a steady pulsing beat and a relentless Go-Go percussion workout. As usual, guitars rule the day for Fort Knox Five.  Where other producers might use synthesizers, the group puts the guitar in the spotlight, treating it as a synth throughout.  Rob Myers' funky, rubber band licks provide the melody and the hooks, while the chunky beats and sub-bass propel the song.  With nods to old-school retro-funk and the native Go-Go scene, “Give It A Minute” sets a new standard for the future sound of DC.

The DC Funk Parade picked Future Funk as the 2017 theme and “Give It A Minute” could be the anthem for the event. As bcap says in the track “Still the people keep playin’ my song.” Get ready to hear this infectious, funky-groover at festivals and boomin' out of Jeeps all summer long!  Stay tuned for remixes coming soon, while an instrumental version is also included on the single.

Give It A Minute ft. bcap

"Jinglin' Janglin' ft. Baby Bam"
by Fort Knox Five & K+Lab
FKX120 - Fort Knox Recordings
https://fanlink.to/Jinglin

Out Worldwide on Friday September 20th, 2018
Streaming & Download here:  https://fanlink.to/Jinglin

Does your life need more cowbell and funky bass?  

Over the past decade there has been a strong connection between Washington DC and British Columbia, Canada. Both places have produced and nurtured some incredibly talented funkateers, many of whom have remixed Fort Knox Five over the years. It has been a dream of ours to collaborate with these artists on original tracks, pushing forward the future sound of funk to start a new era that we have dubbed "DC to BC." This release is the first of these collaborations, and the end result is nothing short of a boogie monster!  

Jinglin’ Janglin’ was written with the funk and glitch hop maestro K+lab, a New Zealander who now calls Vancouver, BC home. His funky keys, electro-basses and catchy clavinets ooze all over this track. With the addition of Rob Myers' Chic-inspired guitars and a super-stabby horn line, this track positively bounces along – a perfect hybrid of the K+Lab and FK5 styles! On top of all that, the tune features vocals from Hip-Hop royalty: Baby Bam of the Jungle Brothers, who has worked alongside De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest going back to the 1980s. His vocals bubble all over the track, telling you to just "funk wit it" and jinglin and janglin the vibes straight to your feet! This tune is a modern funk-meets-glitch hop banger that has been torching dance floors and festivals all summer.  

We are super stoked to launch the DC to BC series with this wicked Captain K+lab collaboration. Already proven to do heavy duty on the dance floor, this release includes an instrumental mix for the DJs. Keep the funk janglin’ with this booty-shaker and stay tuned for the next installment of the DC to BC collabs.

Jinglin' Janglin' ft. Baby Bam

Fort Knox Five & K+Lab | Jinglin' Janglin' ft. Baby Bam

http://fortknox.bandcamp.com/

Some seriously funky groups come in Five’s - The Jackson 5, The MC 5, Jurassic 5… and of course Fort Knox Five.

Fort Knox Five is known for bending genres and using a broad range of musical elements in their creation of highly original music. This approach ultimately pioneered a funky scene where FK5 continues to top charts today.

Forget about tempos and genres, let Fort Knox Five take you on a musical journey that unites the funk, soul, jazz, hip hop and electronic generations.

Don't Go (feat. Joe Quarterman)

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