There was no turning down legendary DC beatmakers Fort Knox Five yesterday when they asked if MB would like to do a free giveaway of FK5’s I Know Kung Fu. Lost in the vaults for years, the track had been gathering dust among jade statues and ancient scrolls until it was unearthed in the quest for material to include on the FK5-curated Bomb Strikes comp. Funk N Beats Vol. 4 last year. The discovery revealed vintage breakbeat skills from a time when FK5 took on martial arts flicks in a manner reminiscent of the mighty Depth Charge and triumphed, seeing off Eagle Claw and Southern Dragon Style with a combination of Black Heat’s Zimba Ku break and a well-positioned Run DMC scratch. What better time to unleash it then than now as FK5’S Steve Ruskin begins a 3-month summer tour of Australia, Canada and the U.S. Cop I Know Kung Fu (DC’s Finest Remint) below, grasshopper and find tour dates below that.
FORT KNOX FIVE – SUMMER TOUR 2018
June – July – August
Australia – USA – Canada
June 2nd – Happy Daze Festival – Yarlboroo, AUS
June 9th – The Rumpus Room – Brisbane, AUS
June 10th – The Beachfront Hotel – Darwin, AUS
June 21-24 – Electric Forest Festival – Rothbury, MI
July 3 – The Big Boom w/ K+Lab – Washington, DC
July 6-8 – Bass Coast Festival – Merritt, BC
July 14 – Electrodeo – Calgary, AB
July 21 – Diversity Festival – Texada Island, BC
Aug 9-12 – Shambhala Music Festival – Salmo, BC
Aug 24-26 – Motion Notion Festival – Golden, BC