NASHVILLE |FR: SHAZILA MOHAMMED, MSO
‘RADIO FREE D.C.’ DEBUTS AS #1 MOST ADDED ALBUM ON CMJ RPM CHART;
#4 MOST ADDED ON CMJ HIP HOP CHART
ANNOUNCE LIVE SHOWS
IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON, D.C.
AND DJ DATES AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH EARLY 2009
REMIXES OF ALBUM TRACKS RELEASED MONTHLY, LEADING TO 2009 ALBUM
‘RADIO FREE D.C. REMIXED’
SET TO LAUNCH PRO-OBAMA YOUTUBE VIDEO FEATURING “FUNK 4 PEACE”
FORT KNOX FIVE continue to inspire, incite and unite our generation to “Funk 4 Peace” with their genre-defying party-rocking music that crosses tempos, interweaving live instrumentation with funky electronic beats–what is now known as the “Fort Knox Sound.” Available on October 21, FK5’s debut full length RADIO FREE D.C. (Fort Knox Recordings/Dischord Direct) is quickly building momentum with a successful first week at college radio, becoming the #1 most added album on the CMJ RPM chart and #4 added album on the CMJ Hip Hop chart.
RADIO FREE D.C. looks to their hometown of Washington, D.C. and its rich musical heritage of funk, soul, punk and hip-hop for inspiration. The album features some of D.C.’s top underground musicians including Asheru (Unspoken Heard), Mustafa Akbar, Rootz & Zeebo (See-I), Sleepy Wonder and Ian Svenonius (Nation of Ulysses/The Make Up). The album is also the first electronic album distributed by legendary D.C. punk label Dischord Records’ Dischord Direct.
FK5 members SID BARCELONA, JON HORVATH, ROB MYERS and STEVE RASKIN are also getting ready to hit the road in support of their debut. The RADIO FREE D.C. album release tour stretches into early 2009 and will see FORT KNOX FIVE members first spinning tracks across North America, Europe and Australia. Next, the full band will convene in the Northeast in late fall for a live show featuring full visuals, live instrumentation and live vocalists–first in their hometown of Washington, DC on Wednesday, November 14 at the 9:30 Club performing alongside Fort Knox Recording artist See-I, Ursula 1000 and Will Eastman, and then in New York at LOVE on December 5, where they will perform with Sub Swara.
FORT KNOX FIVE is also set to release remixes of various songs from RADIO FREE D.C. Teaming with friends for the new takes on the album tracks, the band will release one remix a month on their website, leading to the 2009 release of Radio Free D.C. Remixed. Some of the planned remixes will come from: A. Skillz, AGFA, Ali B, Boca 45, Deekline, Featurecast, Fuzzbox, J Star + Shep, Jon Ohms, Malente, Nextmen, Nick Thayer, Qdup Foundation, Rex Riddem, Rodney Hunter, Stereotyp, Subswara, Tom B., Torpedo Boyz and Ursula 1000
In the spirit of the album’s unifying track “Funk 4 Peace,” FORT KNOX FIVE has created a pro-Barack Obama video, editing Obama’s positive messages from various speeches he has given on the campaign trail to the song. They have also created animated videos for all tracks on the album. All videos will be released via YouTube by the end of the October.
FORT KNOX FIVE established Fort Knox Recordings in 2003 and have since made a name for themselves as remixers and producers (Afrika Bambaataa, Tito Puente, Bittersweet, Kraak & Smaak, Bob Marley & the Wail). Their songs have appeared in commercials, a number of EA Sports video games including the soundtrack for “Skate 2” and several compilations. The internationally renowned deejays were also selected by Gwen Stefani to be the house deejays on her “Harajuku Lovers” tour with Black Eyed Peas.
Visit www.fortknoxrecordings.com and www.myspace.com/fortknoxfive for up-to-date information on FORT KNOX FIVE including tour dates, and vote “FK5 in ’08!”
| Date | City | Venue |
| Fri, 10/10 | Freiburg, Germany | Jazzhaus |
| Sat, 10/11 | Krummenau, Switzerland | Kraftwerk |
| Sat, 10/11 | Roanoke, VA | Metro |
| Fri, 10/17 | Timisoara, Romania | tba |
| Sat, 10/18 | Bucharest, Romania | tba |
| Sat, 10/18 | Toronto, ON, Canada | Snowboard Canada Film Premiere & Party @ Sound Academy |
| Wed, 10/22 | Kozani, Greece | Palm Club |
| Thu, 10/23 | Athens, Greece | Soul Stereo |
| Fri, 10/24 | Thessaloniki, Greece | Groovy Garden Club Night |
| Fri, 10/24 | Victoria, BC,Canada | Hush |
| Sat, 10/25 | Budapest, Romania | ChaChaCha |
| Sat, 11/1 | Vancouver, BC, Canada | Shine |
| Tue, 11/6 | Winnipeg, MB, Canada | TBC |
| Wed, 11/7 | Saskatoon, SK, Canada | Odeon Events Center |
| Wed, 11/14 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club (with Ursula 1000, See-I & Will Eastman ) |
| Fri, 12/5 | New York, NY | LOVE (with Sub Swara) |
| Fri, 12/26 | Perth, Australia | Breakfest 2008 @ Belvoir Amphitheater |
| Tue, 12/30 | Gisborne, New Zealand | Rhythm & Vines Festival 2008 |
| Thu, 1/1 | Melbourne, Australia | Hot BBQ @ Birrarung Marr |
| Thu, 1/1 | Sydney, Australia | Field Day 2009 @ The Domain |
| Sat, 1/3 | Gold Coast, Australia | Summafieldayze 2009 @ The Spit |
| Sat, 2/14 | Denver, CO | Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom |
For press information on FORT KNOX FIVE, contact:
MSO 818.380.0400
Shazila Mohammed x238, shazila@msopr.com
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