Pennsylvania main city Don King Britt has certainly not been waiting for 2000 (sorry, 2K1 in fact) to enter a new millenium as brilliantly demonstrated by his music which would push famous Philly Sound into contemporary if not futuristic forms. His Fivesixrecordings production company and label's first comp has a title – This Is What Radio Should Sound Like – speaking for itself on a much wider scale than the sole music lover point of view…

Hey Britt, wassup man ? Always on the run…

Always sir... On a mission !

Were those exercices of you under The SYLK 130 moniker a way to go back to your roots and give yourself but also the crowd a more precise idea of where you're comin' from ?

Exactly...SYLK130 always represents my roots and upbringing. Even on the new CD (coming soon), we are returning to the old funk raw and dirty....

If so, should they be taken as the basement to what you're doing nowadays ?

Exactly ! The dusty basement...

Seems like you've always had a clear vision of what you was up for. Impression or reality ?

Definite reality... I do what I feel, especially now that I have my own label… I plan to make some nice moves.

A sort of past, present & future then…

More future now...

Could well be the history of a whole life at the end of the day…

That's the goal... To have a tome of work that represents I am, what I love and who I shared it with......

There's never been that buzz around you. Is this that you prefer staying aside ? A state of mind which is basically yours ? A sign of Introversion ? A necessity for you in order to stay focussed on what's gonna be next ?

Not sure what u mean. Buzz as in blow up .I like to quote my boy Dozia. "It's always good to be up and coming"......hehehehe

You've ended up creating your own company, surrounded by a sort of home people clan. Have you somehow been influenced by the way most famous PIR headz Gamble & Huff used to work 30 years ago ?

Funny... I have been working with Gamble and Huff on remixing the catalog and I am learning so much from them from business point of view as well as in the studio......so I am getting first hand love !

Would gathering forces be a necessity as opposed to individualism which has been pushed as the ultimate behaviour on or Western/capitalistic societies ?

It's funny... We have all been conditioned here to really be out for self... For me it isn't the case, even though I do a lot alone... But a team is totally neccessary to grow and create... The best and most succesful people have a strong team behind them !

Your view about today's society ? The record industry ?

The record industry is in a very interesting time at the moment It's at a time where the indie is going to have the voice... The majors have the money but no clue..... The indies have the creativity and guerrilla tactics and now with the advancement of technology, we now have the machine... Slower but successful none the less.

Any solution in mind ?

To get forward thinking A&R in these fucking positions !

Would you mind having a few words about your entreprise and its components for a better understanding ?

Well Fivesixrecordings is my new label of 1 year. We are distributed through Studio Distribution (who have deals with distr in each territory) which so far has been awesome. We have released 6 12" and 2 albums to date, the newest being This Is What Radio Should Sound Like... It's a collection of the 12" we put out as well as brand new tracks from all the artists that will be on the label. I focus on good music. We have rock/alt., we have broken beat, house, soul etc. We just love good music. I just signed DKD for the States (Dego Daz and kaidi Tatham) and a Sun Ra Tribute project that will be coming early next year. It's a home to all my friends and collegues......

The way you work together ?

We have a team. Studio Distribution, Cause n Effect (publicity in Europe), Backspin Media (publicity US), Sharen Norden (manager in Europe), Elite Booking (Europe), Roblife (booking worldwide), Media Creature (licencing) ... We all work for one thing : to make Fivesixrecordings successful......

The next step(s) ?

To tackle films and soundtracks !

What does Blaze's Keep Hope Alive suggest you ?

Just that.. Keep Hope Alive in your soul.

Are we supposed to enter a new cycle when talent would be re-recognized for its own ?

I hope !

Some notorious faces incl. Joe Claussell and Lars Bartkuhn (of Needs) have agreed there was to be a revolution. Looks like you may agree in regards to the title you've chosen for this comp ?

This is our first step in the revolt !

D'you feel like the crowd generally speaking has a thirst for other things ?

Everyone is ready. Isee it when I go to the movies especially. Movies like Eternal Sunshine, I Love Huckabees and Garden State are box office smashes, but so left. It's bananas They are just presented in a way that the general public can appreciate it. Like the Neptunes ! Very forward thinking.

How come then should they know facing the lack of global media exposure of the music we're believin' in ?

They hear it in commercials now. They hear the music in movies and in stores, but they don't have access to it. Itunes has opened some ears !

Here comes what's supposed to be the 20th question for this time. Then make you choice telling us about the one that you'd like to give an answer to…

If a major was to offer you a deal would u take it ?

Hell yes, if we have total control over the creative and budgets. Then if they want to put the logo on and take credit, so be it. I just need to get the music out to the masses for change !

V/A : This Is What Radio Should Sound Like LPCD (Fivesix Recordings)

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