So I discovered Matthew Garton about 2 weeks ago now, and boy, this kid really has his shit together. Garton dropped his new Soul For Rent EP on Los Angeles-based Potty Mouth Music, offering the label even more variety in their already versatile sound. Coming straight out of Johannesburg, South Africa, Garton is widely known within the underground house community as one half of DJ/production duo Rotation Station (with partner Roger Aquino). His music falls most certainly into the genres of house, although he pulls from a wide range of stylings, delivering a sound unlike anything I’ve ever heard. Squelchy pitch-bent basslines with a general tech house influence, all mixed in with filter disco and indie-electro. It’s almost as if he knew exactly what I was looking for!

“This EP represents all the styles of house that I love,” Garton says of his PMM debut. “It almost feels like I’ve drawn on influences from the past and then reworked them into more current interpretations.”

It’s hard to say which is my favorite track, but I think One Love might come out on top. The track starts off with a nice tech house vibe, equipped with a buzzy pitch-bent synth hook and some fidgety bass stabbed throughout. It breaks down into some excellent indie vocals about dancing and comes back in with the heat! I almost feel like I’m fighting off little techno monsters in a fidget jungle after it drops. It’s wonderful!

They’re all here at 192 for your listening pleasure. Unfortunately I can’t hand these over in full quality, so you’ll have to support Garton over at Beatport.

Matthew Garton – One Love
Matthew Garton – Candy Whacked
Matthew Garton – Pretty Surprise
Matthew Garton – Soul For Rent
Matthew Garton – Soul For Rent (Geoff K Remix)