Fort Knox Five

Sorry for the delay in getting this post up but I've have kind of a crazy couple of weeks. For those of you that don't know, I was laid off from my job in Phoenix as part of some downsizing, and have decided to head back towards the great Midwest to look for work this time around. While being unemployed during a time of such economic difficulty and uncertainty is fairly disconcerting, I am looking at this as an opportunity for a fresh start and a chance to relocate to somewhere I would rather live (probably Chicago). Anyways, enough about me, to the music!

My post today is on the DC group Fort Knox Five. They create a wonderful style of hip hop/funk/latin music that is fun to listen to and great for parties. Similar to some other producer style cds such as Mark Ronson's Here Come The Fuzz or Intramural's This Is A Landslide , this cd features some guest artists to provide the vocals; however, many of the tracks are just bumpin instrumentals.

While the style on the cd varies quite a bit from song to song, I think one way to maybe describe it would be as a mix of Jurassic 5, Parliament Funkadelic and Ozomatli with bits of disco and electronica thrown in. You're thinking that doesn't make much sense? Well then just take a listen and check out these tracks from their 2008 release Radio Free DC.

Fort Knox Five - Insight

Fort Knox Five - Sao Funky (Parts 1 & 2)

Fort Knox Five - Uptown Tricks

Enjoy
Alec