Photography Chloé Le DrezenFashion / Sound of FashionIs this the ultimate fashion rave soundtrack?Gareth Pugh’s audio alchemist and longterm collaborator Matthew Stone shares the mix from the designer’s Soho-themed SS16 showShareLink copied ✔️September 22, 2015FashionSound of FashionText Ted Stansfield Gareth Pugh SS16 On Saturday, visionary designer Gareth Pugh debuted his SS16 collection in a show that paid homage to London’s Soho. Once the centre of the city’s LGBT party scene, the area is rapidly becoming more gentrified, with higher rent prices, fewer drag bars and more Costa coffees. In something of a love letter to the past of this increasingly sanitised area, Pugh’s models took on Soho’s dark, twisted former persona, even bearing resemblance to some of its patron saints such as club scene icon Leigh Bowery. Here, the designer’s longterm collaborator and serial sound director Matthew Stone shares the mix he created for this show. “Normally I write and produce all of Gareth's music from scratch, but this season we remixed existing tracks,” he explained. “Both Gareth and I brought tracks to it, but Gareth was adamant that the whole piece be built around the Merry Clayton vocal from “Gimme Shelter” (by the Rolling Stones). So I built from there.” With Clayton’s dulcet tones as the foundation, Stone layered other songs on top of it, creating an amazing mix. “There are old trance tracks,” he continues. “Some electroclash and some eighties synthpop in there and I linked them all together with an industrial beat that runs throughout.” Listen to Gareth Pugh’s SS16 soundtrack below: Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingWhy so many young people are training to be death doulasIn recent years, the number of people training to be death doulas has spiked, with celebrities like Nicole Kidman and Chloe Zhao joining their ranks – but why are so many of us being drawn to work with death?Life & CultureBeautyThe rise of the intellectual tattoo Nike FashionNike celebrates the culture of soccer ahead of a summer shaped by the gameFilm & TVErupcja lets us know who the real Charli xcx is Beauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workMusicThe 5 best tracks from May 2026BeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismMusicunderscores on embracing the beauty of ‘bad’ artEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy