RIP DJ Rexx Arkana
We are sad to announce that DJ Rexx Arkana (Rik Millhouse) passed away after a long battle with cancer on July 4th Independence Day.
DJ Rexx Arkana, originating with the 80s alternative scene and working in college radio later became a specialist in Industrial and Future Pop as well as Gabber and Techno. He spun at several nightclubs in the early 2000s in NYC, including Funhouse at Flamingo East (upstairs), Zenwarp at Limelight & Webster Hall, Nemesis at La Nouvelle Justine and London Calling, as well as guest DJing the side room at Sanctum, top floor of Slimelight NYC and the industrial room of Absolution. Later in the 2010s, he guested multiple times at the industrial event DefCon.
Here are some flyers from memorable events that included DJ Rexx Arkana (below):
DJ Rexx Arkana is probably best known for his bands and band contributions which included:
FGFC820 (with many releases from 2005 to 2022)
Brüderschaft (with releases in 2003 and 2013)
Coldkill (with releases each year from 2016 to 2019)
Radio DJ work by Rexx Arkana from 1989 at WERW in Syracuse NY
DJ Rexx Arkana also had an earlier career as a music journalist. Below is a YouTube of some of his TV work from when he lived in Syracuse, NY in the 1990s.
