New York’s Bagpak Records has been on my radar for quite a while, being the home of names Yellowtail, Nubian Mindz or Arch_typ. They were so kind to send me a copy of their upcoming compilation Bagpak Selects Vol. II, which I believe is set for a release in late February.
Being familiar with the above mentioned artists I was expecting a dancefloor-oriented record, but to my suprise the CD starts with three straight jazz tracks. Turns out, this is a versatile collection of both new and up-and-coming artists from North America, ranging from hip-hop to soul, jazz to broken beat to house to afrobeat.
02. Kendra Ross – I’m So Okay
03. Roxanne feat. UKey – Searching
04. The What!? – Definition Part II (Spinnerty Redefine)
05. Aklimatize feat. Amalia – Frequencies
06. Arch_typ feat. Joni Love – Family Function
07. Asiko – Jibiti
08. Moonstarr feat. Rosina Kazi – Tiger Funk
09. Computer Paul feat. Michelle Amador – Does It (Peter Munch Remix)
10. DJ C feat. MC Zulu – Body Work (Octa Push Remix)
11. IMC SOUL feat. Dawn Pemberton – Travelin
12. Ne’a Posey w/ LiL Dave – State of the World
13. Yellowtail – Into the Orion
As mentioned before, I’m not sure about the definitive release-date. I recommend signing up to the Bagpak Newsletter, as I know they have some more goodies (Yellowtail album!) in the pipeline.
Feb 7, 2009 Now available from Juno and iTunes, or directly from Bagpak!