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 FashionTextTed StansfieldGareth 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.READ MOREA rare Maison Martin Margiela archive is going on sale in New YorkVampires took over the runway at Collina Strada AW26Escentric MoleculesMolecule 01 + Champaca is Escentric Molecules’ latest sultry scentProenza Schouler AW26: Backstage images from Rachel Scott’s debutUGG’s new clogs and mules are Olympian-approvedWuthering Heights’ costume design doesn’t owe you historical accuracy New York, London, Milan and Paris: What to expect from the AW26 seasonFashion idol: Revisiting Rosé’s 25 greatest style momentsThis New York designer wants you to feel your heartbreakHow Nike is leading the sport-tech revolutionIn pictures: Mia Khalifa is a fully fledged fashion girl‘Hope is work’: Marc Jacobs’ SS26 show grapples with griefEscape 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