What started as a mail-order business to cater to Vancouver’s thriving underground dance-music scene expanded into a brick-and-mortar store on the edge of Chinatown earlier this year. With a strong focus on local acts, the shop specializes in 12-inch dance-music singles, and when it opened it was the first of its kind in Vancouver in nearly a decade. Today, Pacific Rhythm is the de facto clubhouse for the local dance-music scene. And with good reason, as it’s thoughtfully stocked with every track you need for your next warehouse party by owner-operators Derek Duncan (aka DJ D.Dee, one of your favourite local selectors) and Dane Brown (aka a co-owner of Bestie, your favourite currywurst joint). It’s also a label: their Rhythms of the Pacific compilations are highly recommended for all DJs aspiring to be on Boiler Room one day or anyone with an interest in local music.