Fort Knox Recordings first label sampler, New Gold Standard, comes as a harbinger to the highly anticipated Fort Knox Five full length album. The Fort Knox Five established Fort Knox Recordings three years ago,hustling their funk-fueled vinyl world-wide. In 2005, they were selected to the prestigous Urb Next 100. With The New Gold Standard,the Fort Knox Five have compiled a collection of breakthrough singles and some vault classics to showcase the groundbreaking sounds of their premier funk and breaks label. To kick things off, Afrika Bambaataa & King Kamonzi help deliver a statement straight to Washington,DC, which is followed up by the instant classic, The Brazilian Hipster, a track featured on numerous compilations, including the illustrious Hotel Costes. The unique voice of Thievery Corporation collaborator, Rootz of See-I, is featured on International Velvet s deep rocker, Baby Shiva.
With The New Gold Standard, the Fort Knox Five take things to a new level, bringing 14 songs that represent the past, present and future of their label. Fort Knox Recordings smashes the artificial barriers established by the System that keeps all good music down. Forget about tempos and genres - we want to take you back to the roots and unite all music from our funk,dub,and soul brothas & sistas - you dig? So stop being so serious,this is music, it's supposed to be fun!
