"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

"The Brazilian Hipster (Krafty Kuts Remix)"
by Fort Knox Five
FKX149 - Fort Knox Recordings

Out Now Worldwide:  https://orcd.co/kraftyhipster

This Fall marks the official 20th Anniversary of Fort Knox Five and to celebrate this milestone, the group has gotten some top tier producers to remix FK5 classics. Hot on the heels of The Allergies remix of 'Insight' is UK breaks 'n' Bass maestro Krafty Kuts, taking on the ultimate Fort Knox Five anthem 'The Brazilian Hipster.' Krafty does the impossible and injects the retro swagger of the original with some seriously fat beats and bass turning it into a dance floor monster!

Often it's just one song that comes to define an artist, becoming their marquee track. For Fort Knox Five that track is 'The Brazilian Hipster.' The tune became an instant sensation and party hit, appearing on the famed Hotel Costes collection and the soundtrack to the Academy Award-winning documentary 'The Cove.'

Krafty pays homage to the original track by incorporating Rob Myers' swanky Bossa Nova guitar lick, and those classic, heavy-hitting horn riffs while upping the tempo and the energy. He manages to catch a little of the laid-back magic of the original and turn it up - way up!

'The Brazilian Hipster' is far and away the most popular FK5 track on Spotify, and has earned a spot in the record bin of timeless tracks. With this new take on the track, Krafty has given us another chance to celebrate this classic on the dance floor.

Fort Knox Recordings thrives as a melting pot of genres, where Reggae, Funk, Breaks, Latin, House, Downtempo, Trip-Hop, and more find their rightful home. Stay tuned for the next exclusive new remix in this series as well as the Another Decade of FK5 Remixed compilation featuring some of the worlds funkiest producers, including Stickybuds, Megan Hamilton, K+Lab and more!

The Brazilian Hipster (Krafty Kuts Remix)

Keep It Poppin' (Pineo & Loeb Remix)
by Fort Knox Five
FKX151 - Fort Knox Recordings

Out Worldwide Friday November 24th, 2023
Stream/PreSave/Download:  https://orcd.co/poppinrmx

Tracklisting:
1. Keep It Poppin’ (Pineo & Loeb Remix)
2. Keep It Poppin’ (Pineo & Loeb Extended Remix)
3. Keep It Poppin’ (Pineo & Loeb Extended Remix Instrumental)

This Fall marks the official 20th Anniversary of Fort Knox Five and to celebrate this milestone, the group has gotten some top tier producers to remix some FK5 classics. Following the first three monster remixes in this series from heavy hitters The Allergies, Krafty Kuts and The Sponges is no easy task but Pineo & Loeb have stepped up to the plate and hit a blazing home run with their scorching funky house remix of “Keep it Poppin’”

Halifax production duo Pineo & Loeb have been rocketing to the top of festival lineups with their fun and infectious remixes of pop culture songs, turning them into hands-in-the-air dance floor bangers. The duo have done the same on their flip of “Keep it Poppin’”, distilling all the essence of the original’s disco funky breaks, and hyping it up with some big builds and hard drops. This is a true vocal heavy house gem, using Mustafa Akbar’s funk laden vocals and weaving in classic house piano stabs, funky guitars, wobbly bass and some seriously stomping drums.

Pineo & Loeb have made a name for themselves by taking familiar tracks and flipping them into some bangin’ remixes and they have done it again on their revamp of this FK5 classic. The single includes the original radio friendly remix, as well as an extended vocal remix and  extended instrumental remix that will cement its place in every funky DJ's crate.

Fort Knox Recordings thrives as a melting pot of genres, where Reggae, Funk, Breaks, Latin, House, Downtempo, Trip-Hop, and more find their rightful home. Stay tuned for the upcoming compilation Another Decade of FK5 Remixed featuring some of the world’s funkiest producers, including Stickybuds, Megan Hamilton, K+Lab and more!

Keep It Poppin' (Pineo & Loeb Remix)

"Killa Soundboy (Lou E. Bagels Remix)"
from Another Decade of Funk Remixed (FKX152)
by Fort Knox Five | 20 Years 2003-2023

Available to preview & presave here:  
https://orcd.co/funkremixed


Worldwide Release Date:  Friday December 8th, 2023

Tracklisting:
1. Playin’ With Fire (WBBL Remix)
2. The Brazilian Hipster (Krafty Kuts Remix)
3. Give It A Minute (Stickybuds Remix)
4. Whatcha Gonna Do (The Funk Hunters Remix)
5. The Party Pushers (The Sponges Remix)
6. Keep It Poppin’ (Pineo & Loeb Remix)
7. Don’t Go (K+Lab Remix)
8. Insight (The Allergies Remix)
9. Dodge City Rockers (Basement Freaks Remix)
10. Fire In My Belly (SkiiTour Remix)
11. Keep The Funk Real (Megan Hamilton Remix)
12. Funk 4 Peace (The Gaff Remix)
13. Cinco To The Brinco (Farid’s 22nd & P Remix)
14. Killa Soundboy (Lou E. Bagels Remix)
15. Start The Ride (TWOGOOD Remix)
16. Mission To The Sitars (Sabo Remix)

From the very first 12” release, Fort Knox Recordings was all about remix culture and over the past 20 years some of the worlds top producers and DJs have taken their turn remixing the already funky Fort Knox Five. Another Decade of Funk Remixed compiles 16 of the biggest remixes from the last 10 years and continues the collection started on 10 Years of Fort Knox Five Remixed (2013).

The second decade kicks off with a selection of remixes from FK5’s sophomore studio album, Pressurize The Cabin, including The Funk Hunters hands-in-the-air remix of “Whatcha Gonna Do”, SkiiTour’s house anthem flip of “Fire in my Belly”, Farid’s Latin Disco remix of “Cinco to the Brinco” and the deep desert vibes of Sabo’s “Mission to the Sitars”.

Following on the heels of Pressurize were a series of singles that saw the group exploring new sounds and the killer remixes kept coming. K+lab amps up the 70’s funk of “Don’t Go” into a retro bass fueled floor burner. Stickybuds rides the line between electro, glitch-hop and classic funk on his remix of “Give it a Minute”. Megan Hamilton pushes the mid-tempo wobble of “Keep the Funk Real” into a funky, chunky, house bouncer and TWOGOOD flips the mid-tempo laid back hip hop of “Start the Ride” into a high energy, 303-laced funky banger.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary, the group enlisted some of their top tier producer friends create modern remixes of FK5 classics. The Allergies transform the hip-hop anthem “Insight” into a hard funk track with retro-heavy guitars and crunchy beats. Krafty Kuts injects the Bossa Nova swagger of “The Brazilian Hipster” with some seriously fat beats and bass creating a certified bomb. The Sponges weave in some modern beats, dirty synths and party chants into their House remix of “The Party Pushers” and Pineo & Loeb hit a home run with their vocal heavy funky house remix of “Keep it Poppin’.”

This compilation also features three previously unreleased new remixes. “Dodge City Rockers” gets a funky breaks update from Basement Freaks, full of horns and old school flavors. The Gaff turns “Funk 4 Peace” into an 808 bass fueled hip hop track and Lou E. Bagels gives us a modern beefed up House remix of the original dancehall meets breaks track “Killa Sound Boy.”

Killa Soundboy (Lou E. Bagels Remix)

"Another Decade of Funk Remixed and Mixed"
by Fort Knox Five
FKX153 - Fort Knox Recordings
January  2024

Download on Bandcamp:
https://fortknox.bandcamp.com/track/another-decade-of-funk-remixed-mixed

Tracklisting:
01. Insight (The Allergies Remix)
02. Funk 4 Peace (The Gaff Remix)
03. Playin’ With Fire (WBBL Remix)
04. Give It A Minute (Stickybuds Remix)
05. Cinco To The Brinco (Farid’s 22nd & P Remix)
06. The Brazilian Hipster (Krafty Kuts Remix)
07. Mission To The Sitars (Sabo Remix)
08. Whatcha Gonna Do (The Funk Hunters Remix)
09. Don’t Go (K+Lab Remix)
10. Dodge City Rockers (Basement Freaks Remix)
11. Keep The Funk Real (Megan Hamilton Remix)
12. Fire In My Belly (SkiiTour Remix)
13. Keep It Poppin’ (Pineo & Loeb Remix)
14. The Party Pushers (The Sponges Remix)
15. Killa Soundboy (Lou E. Bagels Remix)
16. Start The Ride (TWOGOOD Remix)


After the resounding success for the Another Decade of Funk Remixed compilation, we have decided to wrap it all up in a bow and deliver yet another present to celebrate the 20th anniversary, a continuous DJ mix of all the killer remixes in one. This mix flows just as you would expect from a Fort Knox Five DJ set, starting with the more hip hop and funk flavors and building all the way to prime time peak rave! Put this mix on and get ready for a funk-da-fied journey! 

The mix includes remixes from FK5’s second decade, kicking off with remixes from FK5’s sophomore studio album, Pressurize The Cabin, including The Funk Hunters hands-in-the-air remix of “Whatcha Gonna Do”, SkiiTour’s house anthem flip of “Fire in my Belly”, Farid’s Latin Disco remix of “Cinco to the Brinco” and the deep desert vibes of Sabo’s “Mission to the Sitars”.

K+lab turned the 70’s funk of “Don’t Go” (feat. D.C’s funk legend Sir Joe Quarterman) into a retro bass fueled floor burner. With epic big builds and organic drum fills, Stickybuds remix of “Give it a Minute” rides the line between electro, glitch-hop and classic funk. Megan Hamilton pushes the mid-tempo wobble of “Keep the Funk Real” into a funky, chunky, bubbling bouncer and TWOGOOD flip the mid-tempo laid back hip hop of “Start the Ride” into a high energy, 303-laced funky house banger.

 The Allergies transform the hip-hop anthem “Insight” into a hard funk track with retro-heavy guitars and crunchy beats. Krafty Kuts injects the Bossa Nova swagger of “The Brazilian Hipster” with some seriously fat beats and bass creating a certified bomb. The Sponges take the breaks meets P-Funk vibe of “The Party Pushers” and weave in some dirty synths and party chants into their House remix and Pineo & Loeb hit a blazing home run with their vocal heavy funky house remix of “Keep it Poppin’. And “Dodge City Rockers” gets a funky breaks update from Basement Freaks, full of horns and old school flavors. The Gaff turns “Funk 4 Peace” into an 808 bass fueled hip hop track and Lou E. Bagels gives us a modern beefed up House remix of the original dancehall meets breaks track “Killa Sound Boy.”

It’s only appropriate that Fort Knox Five would take the 16 tracks on Another Decade of Funk Remixed and combine them into one seamless DJ mix. Stalwarts of the old school scene, and major supporters of DJ culture along the way, Fort Knox Five was started, owned and operated by DJs. By weaving together all 16 remixes into one musical journey, this continuous DJ mix truly has all the feels.

Another Decade Remixed and Mixed 

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Another Decade of Funk Remixed and Mixed

Fort Knox Five presents Funk The World 78
February 2024

Tracklisting:
01 The Fritz - Swing Time Roller
02 Breakbeat Junkie - Slip & Do It (TBJ EDIT) 
03 Mr Doris & D-Funk - Feel Good (ft. Cantaloop & Nell Shakespeare) [Krafty Kuts Remix]
04 Kibosh - Here’s an Exercise
05 Hang Loose (Turnstyle remix)
06 Jayl Funk - Waiting For You 
07 Pell / Young Franco - The Juice
08 Double A - Swing it Over Here
09 Qdup - Wild Things ft. Awoke
10 Niceguys - Strip It (DC’s Finest Midtempo Edit)
11 WBBL - Blue with You
12 Frankee More - For the Music
13 The Difference (Picard Brothers Remix) (feat. Toro Y Moi)
14 Takimba & Maxwell Cutty - Kick It (DJ Don’t Drop that Tempo Mix)
15 Flevans - I Got Soul
16 Titeknots - In Trouble

Funk the World 78

Fort Knox Five live at Slay Bay Stage
Bass Coast Festival 2024
Saturday July 13th

Bass Coast 24 Tracklisting:
01 Fort Knox Five - Hipster Krafty Insight  (DC’s Finest Remix)
02 Stabalina - Put ya Hands (DC’s Finest Redrum)
03 Fort Knox Five vs Sonale - Ronny Funks For Peace (DC’s Finest Remix)
04 Father Funk - Dig This
05 Tha Funk Police - Nikes (Fort Knox Five Disco Remix)
06 bbno$ - Edamame (Crippledwheel Remix)
07 Crash Party - Ooh
08 DJ Dan - Squissh
09 Wuki Trace - Shake
10 Boydex - In the House
11 Griz - Now til Infinity
12 Oomloud - Its Tricky
13 Rafael, Guy Katch 'Stop' 
14 WBBL - Car Wash
15 Gary Caos - Soul Power 74' Sax Power 
16 HP Vince - Dope (Renegade Master Mix)
17 Rony Rex, Dances With White Girls - Limbo 
18 Marlon Hoffstadt 'It's That Time' (FISHER Remix) 
19 Cavi - F The Disco 
20 Kid Kenobi - Are You Ready? (2023 Rework)
21 Mr. Big Mouth - Bring Back To The Funk (Original Mix)
22 Chunky (Kenny Beeper Remix) 
23 Tony Romera - Pitch Thing
24 Rough Traders - Get Down Tonight (5 & Dime Edit)
25 Lowderz - Bam Bam (Remix)
26 Caravan Palace - Mighty (feat JFTH) [Extended Version]
27 Angelo Ferreri - When I see You
28 VulfPeck - Disco Snails (FK5 Edit)

Fort Knox Five at Slay Bay (Bass Coast 2024)

"My Nikes (Fort Knox Five & Kenny Beeper Radio Edit)"
by Tha Fun Police ft. Claire G
FKX160 - Fort Knox Recordings
https://orcd.co/mynikes

Over the summer Australian funk and breaks producer Kenny Beeper reached out to Fort Knox Five with an idea, could the veteran beat maker turn an original hip hop acapella about the love of sneakers into a proper radio-friendly, toe-tapping, sing-along anthem? FK5 immediately set out to do just that and the two producers collaborated back and forth all summer long resulting in “My Nikes”, a rollicking slab of fun!

Its not often that you get inspired to make a whole song just from listening to the vocals, but Tha Fun Police (Cam aka MC Sureshock, Luke aka Snuze and Kenny Beeper) along with the snappy additional vocals from Claire G, created such a hooky track with their rapid fire, party rockin’ raps that it was inevitable that an anthem was born.

The inception of "My Nikes" can be traced back to a jingle that Luke composed while singing in the shower, contemplating which shoes to wear before embarking on a demanding day of skydiving. The track started in the studio, and the guys soon called in, the talented Claire G., who seamlessly completed the puzzle with her catchy lyrics and flow. The vocals were fresh, but in dire need of a classic inspired hip hop funk instrumental which Kenny Beeper and FK5 cooked up with extra sauce!

Not satisfied with only doing the hip hop remix, Fort Knox Five reworked “My Nikes” with a 4/4 house beat delivering a mid-tempo Disco remix that pushes the beats and bass into a stomping ‘hands in the air’ tune designed to move the dancefloor. This one was tested out all festival season and it’s a surefire hit, with crowds who have never heard the track singing along with it by the end.

Included is a clean radio edit for those of you who need your tunes scrubbed up for public consumption. Get ready to “bounce around center stage in your Nikes” with this one!

Tha Fun Police Ft Claire G - My Nikes (Fort Knox Five & Kenny Beeper Radio Edit)

"My Nikes" (Fort Knox Five More Disco Remix)"
by Tha Fun Police
FKX160 - Fort Knox Recordings

Out Now Worldwide:
https://orcd.co/mynikes

My Nikes Remixed

Tha Fun Police | My Nikes ft Claire G (Fort Knox Five More Disco Remix)

"My Nikes (Fort Knox Five More Disco Remix Radio Edit)"
by Tha Fun Police
FKX162 - Fort Knox Recordings
Out Worldwide Thurs Dec 12th, 2024
https://orcd.co/moredisco

Just in time for the end of the year comes a bonus stocking stuffer from Fort Knox Five. We heard you guys loud and clear so we put together a DJ friendly package of the More Disco Remix of “My Nikes” that has been rocking dance floors & airwaves since the summer festivals.

On the original mix, Kenny Beeper and FK5 crafted a radio-friendly, sing-along anthem which had the sneaker heads jumpin! Looking to up the energy of the original hip hop mix Fort Knox Five reworked “My Nikes” with a four to the floor house beat, delivering a mid-tempo Disco remix that pushes the beats and bass into a legit stomping ‘hands in the air’ tune designed to move the dance floor. This one was tested out all festival season and it’s a surefire hit, with crowds who have never heard the track singing along with it by the end.

The More Disco Remix has been featured on numerous DJ charts, club mixes and radio shows and seems to be picking up some steam. There is no doubt that infectious disco groove has some serious swagger! Available for the first time will be a full instrumental version, and a brand new radio edit to drop in your sets!

Happy Holidays everyone from the entire FK family!

My Nikes (Fort Knox Five Remix)

My Nikes (Fort Knox Five More Disco Remix Radio Edit)

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.

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