Jakobi Presents Poke & Chill 2

In 2019 musician Mike Jakobi released Poke & Chill, his second Nintendo lo-fi album after his breakthrough Zelda & Chill in 2018. There have been multiple follow-ups to Zelda & Chill, but Jakobi says says fans have always asked him about a sequel to Poke & Chill. Ask no more, the request has been granted.

Poke & Chill 2 remixes fourteen tracks from across the Pokemon series, mostly from the earlier games and mostly from the towns. Take a relaxing stroll through New Bark Town, Cherrygrove City, Littleroot Town, Lake Verity and other locations.

“What I love most is connecting with everyone around each release,” says Jakobi. “Hearing their stories, seeing their reactions, and realizing how these games still mean so much to all of us. It’s always special to see how each album brings back different memories and becomes part of people’s own stories.
I also illustrate and animate everything myself. Every & Chill release is a mix of music, artwork, and storytelling.”

One thing we can’t figure out is if this release is associated in any way with GameChops, the video game cover album label that has been responsible for publishing nearly the entire “& Chill” series. They put out Jakobi’s Zelda & Chill series as well as the first Poke & Chill.

1. Gotta Catch ‘Em All
2. New Bark Town
3. Cherrygrove City
4. Violet City
5. Littleroot Town
6. Rustboro City
7. Lake Verity
8. Route 216
9. Driftveil City
10. Verdanturf Town
11. Fortree City
12. Eterna City
13. Professor Sycamore
14. Pallet Town

You can listen to Poke & Chill 2 through this link to Spotify, or you can get a physical version on vinyl, cassette or CD here. OR, you can watch a video! Jakobi actually put together, by himself, a 45–minute animation for the entire album.