Depeche Mode
Tribute Night 1.5

SATURDAY
JUNE 27TH, 2015
7:00 PM
LOT NO. 6

 
Like Depeche Mode?  Oh, you're gonna LOVE this night!

In the history of ResurXtion, one of the most popular nights so far has been the "Depeche Mode Redux" Night in November 2014.  So, with DM freak Badger taking over the reins from Jessy James, it was decided that we would have another Depeche Mode night... and probably would make it a twice-a-year event!  (So, if you were wondering, that's why this is "Depeche Mode Tribute Night 1.5.")

At this party, you'll hear tracks that span the gamut of their career, from Speak and Spell to Delta Machine, including an absolute slew of rare remixes and B-sides.  Solo works from Martin Gore and Dave Gahan will be included, as will tracks by Alan Wilder's Recoil.

And, of course, you'll hear plenty of 80s/90s classics by other alternative/synthpop/new wave artists mixed in as well - all delivered with a fantastic light, sound and laser system provided by Awesome Retro DJ Service.

 
BADGER

Tulsa's DJ Badger has been actively DJing for over twenty-five years, earning the respect of party crowds and his peers with his enduring old-school approach to performing.  Badger still prefers to mix using genuine vinyl on turntables (with CDs when necessary), without a laptop.  He has been featured on the main stages of 80s Prom and That 90s Party (twice each), as well as at SRO Remix, The Great Gypsy Chillout, Retro Without Shame, the Tulsa Vinyl Society's Vinyl Brunch, and lots more.  He made his ResurXtion debut at ResurXtion 14 (Cure Tribute, "Our Last Dance Together").   His most recent major event has been "An Old School Techno Night" in March 2015.

Some who have been in the scene a while will recognize Badger as a member of the "Edge of Insanity" alternative radio crew in the early 1990s.  He has also worked as a music journalist, with a regular remix review column in the nationally-published Karaoke and DJ USA in the late 1990s.  In addition, he is the former manager/DJ of EKG Pro Mobile Music and the current owner/DJ of Awesome Retro DJ Service.

Badger is also considered one of the foremost Depeche Mode collectors in the area, owning practically everything they've ever released (including over 300 pieces of DM vinyl!) and countless ultra-rare remixes on DJ-only promo compilations.  He has seen them nine times in concert from 1990 to 2013, and has considered them his favourite band since 1987.

FAVOURITE ARTISTS INCLUDE:
Depeche Mode, Portishead, Moby, Duran Duran, the Moscow Coup Attempt, Nitzer Ebb, Placebo.

FAVOURITE DEPECHE MODE TRACKS:
"Ice Machine," "Never Let Me Down Again," "Stripped," "Walking in My Shoes," "Black Celebration," "Alone."

EXTERNAL LINKS:
DJ Badger website
DJ Badger on Facebook
DJ Badger on Mixcloud (over three dozen mixes for free, legal streaming... help yourself!)

AXIS

As half of the acclaimed industrial duo AXIS, Tulsa's DJ Axis is well-known in our electronic music scene.  Axis has been performing as a DJ since 2004.  He is also one of the owners of the Tulsa independent alternative retailer Tulsa Obscura, which is set to open later in 2015.

Axis has been featured at previous installations of ResurXtion, as well as 80s Prom, multiple Assimilation events, and lots of other parties around Tulsa.

FAVOURITE ARTISTS INCLUDE:
Machines of Loving Grace, Pig, EMA, Nine Inch Nails, M83.

FAVOURITE DEPECHE MODE TRACKS:
"Useless," "Stripped," "Little 15," "In Your Room."

EXTERNAL LINKS:
Axis on Facebook
Tulsa Obscura on Facebook

SOKMONKEY

Joining us from Oklahoma City is special guest DJ Sokmonkey, who is probably best-known to Tulsa music fans as one of the longtime DJs for Re:Mission Entertainment's "Assimilation" events.  Sokmonkey (who says he "still can't kill the name" after 17 years of club DJing) loves playing music, from 80s, goth industrial, IDM, old school hip-hop to witchhouse to jazz and everything in between.  If people will dance to it, he'll bring it.

His experience includes six years as a weekly resident at the WreckRoom, three years as a weekly resident at the Sidecar, countless appearances at Assimilation in both Tulsa and Oklahoma City, 80s Prom, Disco Bloodbath, and lots of assorted one-off parties.  It's an honour to have him with us for this event!

FAVOURITE ARTISTS INCLUDE:
Depeche Mode, Bonobo, a-Ha, the Cure, Alphaville, Blue Sky Black Death, Boards of Canada, Adam + the Ants, Peter Murphy.

FAVOURITE DEPECHE MODE TRACKS:
"Everything Counts" (Live), "Black Celebration," "Stripped," "Barrel of a Gun," "It's No Good."

EXTERNAL LINKS:
DJ Sokmonkey on Facebook

 
REMEMBER - THAT'S JUNE 27TH... and as usual, NO COVER CHARGE!
If you're a Depeche Mode fan, you DO NOT want to miss this party!

RSVP AND JOIN THE DISCUSSION FOR THIS EVENT ON FACEBOOK!

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