PLAYIN’ WITH FIRE REMIXED
by WBBL & X-RAY TED
Out Now Worldwide:
https://orcd.co/FireRemixed
This past summer, Fort Knox Five released “Playin’ with Fire”, a fresh slice of retro-soul-tinged modern funk featuring the sweet soul meets rock n roll vocals of Emily Molloy. The original is a strutting, head bobbing groover and caught the attention of both WBBL and X-Ray Ted who were eager to remix the track. FK5 have been longtime fans of both producers, but these remixes are the first outings for these artists on Fort Knox.
Having been an admirer of his hi-fi glitch hop production for years, it was a dream to get WBBL to work his magic on a Fort Knox Five track. As you would expect, WBBL added some overstuffed bass, zippy electro-synths and crisp drums with Emily Molloy’s soul strutting vocals to create some space-age funk! In true WBBL fashion he has upped the ante and transformed the sultriness of the original into a funky 105bpm glitchy-bass monster, both beautiful to listen to and bombastic enough to get your booty shaking!.
X-Ray Ted has been pumping out the funky beats on our good friends’ Bombstrikes label, and his tracks have been an integral part of the FK5 DJ sets over the past few years. On his remix, X-Ray Ted ups the tempo and gives the track a healthy dose of what It needs for the dance floor: breakbeats! We are talking about the classic party breaks style, as in breakdancers, b-boys and b-girls. Crisp funky drummer beats along with flutes, percussion and a funky vintage bass line come together for a classic b-boy anthem vibe.
We are so pleased to have finally gotten our U.K. brothers WBBL and X-Ray Ted to remix Fort Knox Five! Playin with Fire has become one of our favorite original tracks of the past couple years, and these two remixes take the funky soul of the original track and flips them into some dance floor gems. Instrumental versions are also included on this new release.
Read the Feature Review on Life Support Machine here.
FK5’s Keep The Funk Real DJ Chart on JunoDownload
Out Now Worldwide:
https://orcd.co/FireRemixed
“Two of our favourite UK producers smashing this package out the park, 10/10 and full support from us!“ – The Funk Hunters
“A delectable pair of remixes from two of the funkiest honkeys in the scene… Full support from me!” ⁃ Father Funk
“Two top-class remixes from two top-class guys, WBBL & X-Ray Ted smash it out the park on this one!” ⁃ Shaka Loves You