Chaos in the Cbd
New Zealand-born brothers Ben and Louis Helliker-Hales (aka Chaos in the CBD) create understated house and techno that encompass elements of jazz. The duo began releasing music in the early 2010s, truly arriving with the release of 2015's Midnight in Peckham; the EP's hypnotic, horn-driven title cut became an underground hit. Numerous releases on the duo's own In Dust We Trust imprint followed, including 2017's Accidental Meetings and 2022's Intimate Fantasy. Their first commercially issued DJ mix, Fabric Presents Chaos in the CBD, arrived in 2023.
Born in 1989, the brothers were brought up listening to their parents' rock records, going on to join jazz and indie bands in their early teenage years. In the mid-2000s they discovered electronic music, eventually learning to produce and DJ. In 2011 they began touring in Europe, encouraging them to leave Auckland permanently for better access to their European audience; they moved to Peckham, London in 2012.
Over the next three years they released a diverse set of EPs, including the jazz/disco-infused 816 to Nunhead and the understated techno of No Signal Found, both on Urulu's Amadeus Records. In 2015 they released a standout EP, Midnight in Peckham, through Rhythm Section International. Featuring complex drum patterns and the inclusion of Isaac Aesili on trumpet, the record sold out in less than two weeks. The next two records, Constraints of Time Travel on Church and Global Erosion on YAM Recordings, saw them double down on the jazz elements in their music. In 2016, they remained with Rhythm Section International for Invisible Spectrum, and also began a working relationship with Japan's Mule Musiq, releasing the EPs Digital Harmony and Subterranean Storm.
In 2017 Chaos in the CBD set up the In Dust We Trust label alongside Jon Sable, launched with the release of the Accidental Meetings EP. Much of their subsequent material was released through their imprint, although Mule Musiq issued Comfort Zone (2017) and Hydrate (2019), while Emotional Intelligence (2019), featuring collaborations with jazz musicians like Nathan Haines and Joe Armon-Jones, was released by Neroli. Chaos in the CBD and Sable released the dub-influenced Te Puke Thunder in 2021. This was followed by the duo's Brainstorm and Intimate Fantasy (2022). Fabric Presents Chaos in the CBD, an official mix for the famed London club, appeared in 2023, including the duo's original track "Higher Elevation."
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Intimate Fantasy - EP
House - Erschienen bei In Dust We Trust am 04.10.2022
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fabric presents Chaos In The CBD
House - Erschienen bei Fabric Worldwide am 31.03.2023
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fabric presents Chaos In The CBD (DJ Mix)
House - Erschienen bei Fabric Worldwide am 31.03.2023
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Midnight in Peckham
Electronic - Erschienen bei Rhythm Section International am 24.07.2015
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816 To Nunhead
House - Erschienen bei Chaos In The CBD am 04.11.2013
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Chaos in the CBD & Friends
House - Erschienen bei Neroli am 10.03.2020
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Invisible Spectrum
Electronic - Erschienen bei Rhythm Section International am 22.07.2016
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Come Together
House - Erschienen bei In Dust We Trust am 11.11.2019
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Global Erosion / Background Explorer
Dance - Erschienen bei YAM Recordings am 22.06.2016
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Multiverse
House - Erschienen bei In Dust We Trust am 03.09.2018
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Te Puke Thunder - EP
House - Erschienen bei In Dust We Trust am 01.06.2021
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Sirena Deep - EP
House - Erschienen bei In Dust We Trust am 23.11.2023
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Accidental Meetings
House - Erschienen bei In Dust We Trust am 14.02.2017
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Brainstorm - EP
Electronic - Erschienen bei In Dust We Trust am 17.09.2021
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Dusty Sundays
House - Erschienen bei Chaos In The CBD am 21.05.2012
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Orange Blank / Green Dove
House - Erschienen bei In Dust We Trust am 25.02.2019
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Constraints of Time Travel
House - Erschienen bei Church am 27.11.2015
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Zona Del Silencio
House - Erschienen bei In Dust We Trust am 29.09.2017
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No Signal Found
House - Erschienen bei Chaos In The CBD am 16.03.2015
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False Awakening / Scumbag Unity
House - Erschienen bei In Dust We Trust am 26.07.2017
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