07/07/2026
It's tuesday so the new weekly :beatnation: has gone up. I've been reading what people said, but I didn't just want to share my experience with Rexx ... It'll be in this text later but first the mix. This is the only real way I know to honour Rexx Arkana. With music. 8 tracks by or featuring him. Opening predictably but needed with Forever. To me it contains the line we all need to make true as a scene for him. 'I am sentry to you now. All your hopes and all your dreams'. It's up to us now as Dj's, promotors, partygoers, occasional listeners... to continue his work. To keep his legacy alive. Rexx was a Titan for the industrial scene. We can make sure that's what he remains.
On a more personal note This year has seen me lose 2 DJ's that helped inform who I want to be as an underground DJ. First Dj Edminister, now Rexx.
I met Rexx only once and was a DJ at an event where he also played some music. A local one day festival featuring fgfc820 was cancelled, but with Rexx And Dracos already in Belgium a lifeline was cast by a a local club night. I was a regular guest DJ there. I remember a friend and I were a bit miffed with having less time on the decks, and were joking that 'here comes Mr Arkana the big American DJ'. I played the opening set (I love doing those) and right after, Rexx came up to me and wanted to specifically note that I'd played Colony 5's Ghosts. For him this was me respecting an established band that maybe never hit as big as they should. For me this was a recent track by a band I'd loved and that I wanted to push. We had a very animated discussion on music - as Dj's do - And while we didn't agree on everything and every band, we disagreed in the nicest ways and it was a fun, interesting conversation. Mostly Rexx strengthened me in doing what I do. To take it to where I really wanted to take it and to be unashamedly me as a DJ. He also said if I ever made it to NY he'd make absolutely sure I'd have a spot to DJ at. Reading all other people's memories this clearly was exactly the man he was. Passionate about promoting the entire scene.
On the night he played a lot of Belgian Electro and EBM to an audience that would've preferred a set of fgfc820 and combichrist. That was also who he was and I can only salute him for staying true to that.
Spinning this mix was emotional. I can't claim to have known him well. But he was a huge influence on me and the confidence I can have in my abilities. He mattered in my life like so many others. I miss him.
As always: Tagged tracklist in the comments! Visit, follow and support the artists! (they're the actual talent)
No Image. Just music. This is the only way I know how to properly honour the 2nd DJ we lost this year who had a profound effect on how I look at being a DJ in an underground scene. The big stories will go on my Socials. The music goes on here. 8 tracks by or Featuring Rexx in this mix. It could've b...