A runway with Black Scale‘s Will Pyett at the musical helm will never feature Innocuous house, in fact you’re more likely to see the models ‘walk it out’ to Rae Sremmurd, Travi$ Scott and a slew of crucial flips of Drake and RiRi. Pyett’s approach is to challenge the conventions of runway soundtracks, “People think that you need a straight up 4/4 120BPM type beat for the models to walk to but i find that can lead to a really generic runway show, where the music can be lost as the models tramp the catwalk. I find it way more interesting to mix up the tempos, genres and use pieces of music that will make the audiences ears prick up and to utilise some confronting stuff…it all makes for a much better show.”
As Melbourne Spring Fashion Week comes to a close Pyett delivers i-D a mix comprised of all juiciest show beats and gives us the scoop on which tracks slayed and why…press play:
XE3 (wheathin turn edit) x BBHMM Rihanna – Mssingno
“Crunchy spring beats , a great show opener.”
Midnight Terrain – Hermitude
“More catwalk gold from the super talented local producers, always good to use some homegrown music.”
One Touch VIP Mix – Baauer
“BOOM!—this was definitely the best finale track of the week for the MR Runway.”
Charged Up – Drake
“Drizzy comes hard with the diss track…sorry Meek!”
UV3 – Nosaj Thing
“Preshow goodness for the champagne sippers.”
Oh My – Travi$ Scott
“Rodeo runway styles, oh my!”
Retrograde – James Blake x Untold
“Like a music box from the future..my fave from the emerging designer show
Norf Norf – Vince Staples
“Staples gets political with his lyrics, Lil ricky shoulda’ zig zagged, got his back wet….while Clams Casino gets the front row toes tapping.”
Skyfall (RL Grime remix) – Travi$ Scott
“Grimey goodness, trap style beats were pretty popular this spring.”