Introducing: Bakermat

So... Bakermat is Dutch for a baby's cot - or so Wikipedia tells me... It is also the name a young Dutch DJ has decided to give himself. I'll level with you, I know next to nothing about this guy. 

What I do know is that he has recently started releasing some pretty interesting deep house tracks on Delicieuse Musique. He is also responsible for this fairly gnarly remix of Sergio Mendes' 'Mas Que Nada':

He claims to be influenced by old school jazz kings Coleman Hawkins and Nat King Cole which would explain the frequency at which he uses saxophone samples and infectious trumpets as can be heard on his latest release: 'Leven':

So there you go. Form an opinion, like him on Facebook (you will get 'Leven' for free if you do so) and boast to your friends that you found him first. Though you didn't - I did...

Breathe Owl Breathe - Swimming

You know how sometimes you wake up and glide through a day without really engaging yourself in anything. The day seems to breeze past you and before you know it, it's dark and almost time for bed. No? Just me? Ok. Well, this incredibly simple yet effective indie tune from Breathe Owl Breathe would be featured in the soundtrack to that day.

'Swimming', off their 2010 album Magic Central, is a laid back, click-infused melodic pop song about a bloke and some bird who both wish they were swimming. Swimming's nice, who could blame them. Have a listen, buy it, wear it as a hat, whatever...

Movie: Jiro Dreams of Sushi

I don't really like movies. I guess I do but I rarely watch them. I tend to find myself ineffectually searching IMDB for the perfect film to fit my mood at that time and, unsurprisingly, it rarely exists - or scores below 5 out of 10 which is probably worse.

The films I do like are generally documentaries. My logic stretches itself to believe that if it's a documentary then it is real thus I can watch it without feeling like a mug who's been lulled into thinking Hogwarts could be believable. That's MY logic, never said it made sense...
I'm waffling...

Recently I watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi. It's ace. Not a lot happens but I found myself taking quite a lot away from the documentary which is based on an old Japanese sushi restaurateur who works his whole life in his restaurant located in a station on the Tokyo subway. 

Jiro's work ethic is almost unbelievable. He claims that should you work in a particular profession, you may as well dedicate your energy to perfecting your trade and trying to enjoy it as you do. If only life were that simple... 

Couple the most amazing looking food with stunning footage of one of the most undeniably fascinating cities in the world and you're onto a winner. Watch it.