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Fort Knox Five
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Fort Knox Five is a DJ collective out of Washington DC. Their style ranges from eclectic downbeat & hip hop, to upbeat funk and breaks. They have DJed in Russia, Germany, Greece, Spain, Hungary, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Canada.
FK5 fuse live instrumentation with modern electronics to create a funk-driven sound. They’ve remixed Tito Puente, Louis Armstrong, Tower of Power, A Skillz and Krafty Kuts, Dynamo Productions, and Mo’Horizons. They produced four tracks on Afrika Bambaataa’s album “Dark Matter” on Tommy Boy Records.
In 2005 they were selected into the prestigious Urb Magazine Next 100, and featured on the Hotel Costes Sept Compilation. In 2005 FK5 also teamed up with the English Funkateers, Skeewiff at Jalapeno Records. Together they compiled a breakbeat funk compilation called The Raid. It features exclusive tracks and remixes by Skeewiff, the Fort Knox Five, and Kraak en Smaak. These tunes all come from the back catalogs of Fort Knox and Jalapeno.
Also in 2005 was when they were selected to be Gwen Stefanis tour and show DJ on the Harajuku Lovers 2005 tour.
In 2006, the Fort Knox Five released the New Gold Standard Vol 1, which was the first cd release for Fort Knox. It is a compilation of songs coming from the vaults of Fort Knox.
Visit www.fortknoxrecordings.com for more information.
Discography
Singles
FKX009 - The Spirit of ‘75
FKX008 - The New Gold Standard EP
FKX005 - Radio Free DC
FKX004 - The Brazilian Hipster
FKX003 - Blowing Up the Barrio
FKX002 - The Big Score
FKX001 - Dodge City Rockers
FK5 fuse live instrumentation with modern electronics to create a funk-driven sound. They’ve remixed Tito Puente, Louis Armstrong, Tower of Power, A Skillz and Krafty Kuts, Dynamo Productions, and Mo’Horizons. They produced four tracks on Afrika Bambaataa’s album “Dark Matter” on Tommy Boy Records.
In 2005 they were selected into the prestigious Urb Magazine Next 100, and featured on the Hotel Costes Sept Compilation. In 2005 FK5 also teamed up with the English Funkateers, Skeewiff at Jalapeno Records. Together they compiled a breakbeat funk compilation called The Raid. It features exclusive tracks and remixes by Skeewiff, the Fort Knox Five, and Kraak en Smaak. These tunes all come from the back catalogs of Fort Knox and Jalapeno.
Also in 2005 was when they were selected to be Gwen Stefanis tour and show DJ on the Harajuku Lovers 2005 tour.
In 2006, the Fort Knox Five released the New Gold Standard Vol 1, which was the first cd release for Fort Knox. It is a compilation of songs coming from the vaults of Fort Knox.
Visit www.fortknoxrecordings.com for more information.
Discography
Singles
FKX009 - The Spirit of ‘75
FKX008 - The New Gold Standard EP
FKX005 - Radio Free DC
FKX004 - The Brazilian Hipster
FKX003 - Blowing Up the Barrio
FKX002 - The Big Score
FKX001 - Dodge City Rockers
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The Brazilian Hipster
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The Big Score
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Radio Free DC
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The Spirit of '75
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Funk 4 peace
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How to Start a Band
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Dodge City Rockers
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Blowing Up The Spot
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Once Again
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Killa Soundboy
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The party pushers
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Uptown Tricks
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Shoutbox
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lilblackcat wrote:
http://musiq101.blogspot.com/ lovely blog :)
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sunsamba wrote:
Radio Free DC is an excellent album
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Obnoxioux wrote:
funkadelix.
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Cecilianunes wrote:
perfect music...
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blueyz wrote:
under me sensi mix..............gwaaan
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Hoffmanstropfen wrote:
nun das Flupp ' t arg in den Knochen........ BOOMBASTIC
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theoryjean wrote:
hey, new to this artist... i want a full length album thats good throughout the whole thing and i dont have to be skipping tracks... what should i start out on?
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SHINGANDO wrote:
rutless funk
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Portalen wrote:
I started new group mainly focused on eclectic breakbeat and funktronica http://www.last.fm/group/Quirky+Breaks Everebody are welcome to join!
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yannisdpunkt wrote:
man this band just kicks ass
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joiletblog wrote:
Hey ya, it's Polish review of your debut album: http://joilet.blox.pl/2009/01/Postrzeleni-The-Fort-Knox-Five.html cheers
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slr242 wrote:
My hometown boys! What's up Jon H! Good to see you @ Supperclub.
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chaquetita wrote:
se salen por todas partes, que buenos
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SirAlecHendrix wrote:
Fort Knox Five—now connected to the ➤ Nu•Jazz•Garden
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frothyman wrote:
So cool. Brazilian Hipster still sounds ace, and never annoys when it comes round on my playlist again...
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carton1 wrote:
this is funky bend! I like it!
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LatinChillFox wrote:
I like this,its funky and danceable!
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dergasch wrote:
funky's goin on here! awesome
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smoovedawg wrote:
Anyone know the track listing for To The Breaks of Dawn???
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-C- wrote:
Yeah. Liking. Please come and play Brighton in the UK soon OK?
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