{"id":2193,"date":"2026-03-07T15:33:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T02:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/?p=2193"},"modified":"2026-10-17T15:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T02:48:03","slug":"in-cahoots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/bands\/2026\/03\/in-cahoots","title":{"rendered":"In Cahoots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">In Cahoots was a hardcore punk band from Newtown formed in 2008, and made their live debut on July 12 that year at a Mount Victoria house party alongside <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/10\/the-outsiders\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"155\">The Outsiders<\/a><\/strong>. The lineup featured Dan Fraser on guitar and vocals, Cameron Reid on drums, Lucie Camp on guitar, Liz Gibson on bass, and Ben Clausen on lead vocals. At the time, Dan Fraser was also active in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/06\/shortlived\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"452\">Shortlived<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/06\/scab\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"428\">Scab<\/a><\/strong>, bringing experience from earlier Wellington bands dating back to the late 1990s, including <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/05\/deaf-terrorists\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"199\">Deaf Terrorists<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/04\/bonus-donor\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"130\">Bonus Donor<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/05\/the-deadline\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"520\">The Deadline<\/a><\/strong>, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-icon has-icon-right\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Drawing heavy inspiration from 1990s American hardcore &#8211; particularly bands like <strong>Tragedy<\/strong> and <strong>His Hero Is Gone<\/strong> &#8211; as well as punk acts such as <strong>D.F.L.<\/strong> (Dead Fucking Last), In Cahoots delivered raw, aggressive sound rooted in that era&#8217;s crusty, emotive style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">In October 2008, they recorded a seven-song self-titled release, which included a cover of D.F.L.&#8217;s &#8220;Sourpuss.&#8221; The tape was self-released in April 2009. Liz left the band in late October to travel the Americas with Steph Stutely from Cult of The Cobra stepping in on bass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">The band&#8217;s run ended abruptly with their final show on April 29, 2009, at a bill that also marked the last Wellington performances for <strong>Scab<\/strong> and <strong>Shortlived<\/strong>. Dan Fraser headed overseas, bringing the project to a close after less than a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">In the years that followed, members remained active in the Wellington and broader New Zealand punk scene: Ben Clausen and Lucie Camp later played together in the party-punk band <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/04\/the-dilfs\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"525\">The Dilfs<\/a><\/strong>. Liz Gibson went on to join <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/03\/awkward-death\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"70\">Awkward Death<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/03\/ayn-randy\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"74\">Ayn Randy<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/09\/fog\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"10314\">Fog<\/a><\/strong>. Cameron Reid played in other local bands including <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/06\/entrails\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"234\">Entrails<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/05\/dial\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"207\">Dial<\/a><\/strong>. Dan Fraser and Cameron Reid reunited in the pop-punk outfit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/08\/phone-sex-robots\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"392\">Phone Sex Robots<\/a><\/strong>, with Dan also playing in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/11\/pop-od\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"410\">Pop OD<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/04\/bonecruncher\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"121\">Bonecruncher<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/09\/forced-starvation\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"10337\">Forced Starvation<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Add To This Post<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">To contribute info, photos, corrections contact mail@upthepunks.co.nz<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Origin<\/strong><\/td><td>Newtown, Wellington<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Genre<\/strong><\/td><td>hardcore, punk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Years Active<\/strong><\/td><td>2008 &#8211; 2009<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Associated Acts<\/strong><\/td><td>Shortlived, The Dilfs<br>Ayn Randy<br>Phone Sex Robots<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Past Members<\/strong><\/td><td>Lucie Camp (guitar)<br>Ben Clausen (lead vocals)<br>Dan Fraser (guitar, vocals)<br>Liz Gibson (bass 2008)<br>Steph Stuteley (bass 2008-2009)<br>Cameron Reid (drums)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Releases<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Title<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Date<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Label<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Type<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Format<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>In Cahoots<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2009, April<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">EP<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">tape<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/incahoots_deadman.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Deadman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Timeline<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2008, July 12, Home St.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">House party at Stu and Niam&#8217;s with The Outsiders, In Cahoots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2008, September 12, Valve<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2009_09_12_valve.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2222\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2009_09_12_valve.jpg 418w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2009_09_12_valve-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2008, October, Dan&#8217;s parents place<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Recording <em>In Cahoots<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2008, November 7, Bar Bodega<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2008_11_07_bodega-717x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2008_11_07_bodega-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2008_11_07_bodega-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2008_11_07_bodega-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2008_11_07_bodega.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2008, November 29, Valve<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2008_11_29_valve.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2191\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2008_11_29_valve.jpg 675w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2008_11_29_valve-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2009<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2009, April 5, Lorne St.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">w\/ Backyard Burial, Gaywyre, Dauntless<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2009, April 9, Bodega<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">w\/ The Outsiders, Not Quite Right<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\" style=\"font-size:15px\">2009, April, <em>In Cahoots<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rectangular\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/incahoots_ST_01.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2009, April 29, The Adelaide<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"1000\" 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