"Start the Ride"
by Fort Knox Five & Lazy Syrup Orchestra
FKX139 - Fort Knox Recordings
https://orcd.co/startride

Pack your bags, the psychedelic funk ship is about to set sail with the latest collab to hit Fort Knox Recordings.  Fort Knox Five and Lazy Syrup Orchestra are at the helm, so get ready to Start the Ride.

For the last decade Steve Raskin (FK5) and Duncan Smith (Lazy Syrup Orchestra, The Funk Hunters) have spent a lot of time together on the road playing festivals and shows. These two are huge fans of all types of funky music and have influenced one another and remixed each others songs, but never collaborated on an original tune… until now! 

Start the Ride is a mid-tempo trippy g-funk meets hip-hop floor burner that is a perfect blend of the two group's sound that can only be described as “Fort Knox sticky-icky Syrupy drip”. Incorporating chill wave synths and disco elements, Dunks and Raskin brewed the funky backbone of beats, bass and keys for the Syrup vocalists to flow over. 

With his old school hip hop flavor, Thomas Workshop drops some psychedelic wordplay and storytelling on top of the bumping bass, bubbling keys, percolating percussion and west coast syrupy synths. Fans of the FK5 Twitch livestreams will know Mark Woodyard from their epic live looping DJ sets, and Mark's playful vocals slip and slide all over the tune.  

Start the Ride is a guaranteed fun trip! This release is the fourth installment of the DC to BC collaboration series, following the funk meets glitch-hop Keep The Funk Real with Slynk, last summer's soul funk Playin' with Fire featuring Emily Molloy, and the dance-floor banger that started it all, Jinglin' Janglin', with K+lab. The release also includes an extended mix and extended instrumental for the DJs so get on board and Start the Ride.

Start The Ride

Fort Knox Five & Lazy Syrup Orchestra | Start The Ride (Original Mix)

"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

My remix of the Kingfisha track 'Let You Know' :)  

Original - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xy2m9TJ-aw

Beatport Link - pro.beatport.com/release/kingfisha-remixed/1521568

Kingfisha - Let You Know (Odjbox Remix)

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Ghetto Funk Presents: Megan Hamilton & The Bermudas (GFPD22)

The amazing debut EP from Megan Hamilton and her band The Bermudas. Packed to the brim with original beats and dope original vocals.

Go grab your copy now for FREE below...

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Megan Hamilton & The Bermudas - Jungle Indo

Jams&Joints

A remix to celebrate getting to 4000 followers on soundcloud.

Free Download

Fatboy Slim -  Sho Nuff 4000 Leygo Remix

Having to re-up load this as the. 
Soundcloud fun police, Removed the original version last weekend!!....... 

Along with the 6000 plays it had! :(

It's my take on the stone cold 
Coldcut Hip Hop Classic

'Find Away - Feat Queen Latiff' 

I've given the original version I did a tweak or two here and there, just to freshen things up a little, And made it a bit more DJ friendly. 

Hope you guys dig!!

Find Away

Find Away - (TBP Re-Boot) - Free Download -

Opening track off of my PARADE EP. out on Spotify, Beatport and Juno through Scour Records on February 20th.

Thank you to Sam Klassik for the rickety lickets!

Parade

Bust on Gravity

SPIN KRINGLE - Float (Ft. Sam Klassik)

A few years ago DJ B-Side made a Ghetto Funk track called "Step Up", I played this so much when it first came out.
Fast forward a handful of years and B-Side and I became good friends and I told him of my love for his track, so he suggested we rework it and thus this version of Step Up was conceived.
A little bit of B-Side, a little bit of Crash Party, a whole lot of party rockin'!

SPIN KRINGLE - Float (Ft. Sam Klassik)

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