Victoria, BC Canada. Queer. House. Techno. Dancers only.
RUSH loves House and Techno as both sound and culture, offering a home for dancers and the queer community. Based in a once-abandoned nightclub, it trades its past pop-up mobility for mastery, shaping its identity through refined sound, dance, and dark ambiance.
Hey, I’m Josh and I run Rhythm You Should Hear.
I really enjoy letting a DJ have enough time to wander, find multiple pockets, do the thing.
2 hours is good-okay.
More is better.
Less than 2: RUSH doesn't live in that bullshit mainstream avenue trying to cram 20 tracks into 60 minutes.
Could be your thing, it isn't ours.
I asked Anika if they’d like to play a 4 hour, open to close set.
I got an immediate yes with a request: fatigue mats.
Anika needed those fatigue mats to help keep their feet and bones alive!
I love where hosting parties leads me, in this case, it was to Russell Hendrix, a commercial kitchen supplies store in Victoria.
Fuelled with motivation from seeing “Danny Tenaglia at stereo in mtl once do a 12 hour set, at like age 60, just having beat cancer. Like, I was astonished.”
Anika was about to do their longest DJ set.
I love Anika’s sound.
Big.
Soulful.
Club-centred.
Influences from Bossa Nova and Jazz.
Anika is never shy to play the lyrics - a touchy subject in the scene.
I love it.
They’ve got the Villalobos-esque booth energy.
Dancing.
Jerking full body response to what’s playing
It's infection.
Holding their ground open to close, we all chanted “one more” as I pushed closing at 2 AM to 2:10 and then again to 2:20.
Then I sadly turned the lights to blue and up ushering everyone out by 2:30 AM.
Pesky AKA bullshit Provincial Liquor laws disallow patrons being in a liquor primary establishment after 2:30 AM.
Easier to follow little rules like this than risk it but I’ve got stories about risking it!
Another time for the “grey area” stories.
C U on the DF soon,
Josh Franklin
Rhythm You Should Hear
