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Ethereal garage head Matt Farthing might be Manc by nature but, judging by this bootleg, he's got more in common with an Essex girl brought up during the '90s.

Swapping the post-mod parka jacket mentality of his hometown with industrial two-steps and liquid synthesis often cringe-worthily dubbed “future garage”, 'Boy' sees him follow in similar steps to Nguzunguzu (and countless others) to ramp up Brandy & Monica's 'The Boy Is Mine'. Pitching up the vocals for a slightly tongue-in-cheek bootleg characteristic of this boy's stock, you can download the track for free below.

Following on from November's euphoric bass monster 'Crashed feat. Queenie' on Black Butter (see video), the writing is on the wall. Now turned solo, 2013 is destined to be a big year for Stay+...