Graeme Hill

Able Tasmans
Origin	New Zealand
Genres	Indie rock Lo-fi
Years active	1984–1996
Labels	Flying Nun
Past members	Leslie Jonkers Peter Keen Graeme Humphreys Craig Mason Jane Dodd Ronald Young David Beniston Stuart Greenway

The Able Tasmans were an indie band from Whangarei, New Zealand, although they were based in Auckland for most of their career.

At various times the band consisted of Leslie Jonkers, Peter Keen, Graeme Humphreys, Craig Mason, David Beniston, Jane Dodd (previously of The Verlaines), and Ronald Young. They formed in 1984 and named themselves after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. They released four albums and two EPs on Flying Nun Records. The band split up in 1996.

Ten years later Graeme Humphreys and Peter Keen regrouped to record an album, The Overflow, under the name of Humphreys & Keen.

The band's style of music could be considered as somewhat similar to the prevalent Dunedin Sound, as recorded by Flying Nun during the 1980s and most effective when keyboards (not normally prominent in the Dunedin Sound) were to the fore, as on their early student radio hit "Snow White Chook."

Graeme Humphreys is now better known in New Zealand for his role as a radio talkback host (under the name Graeme Hill).

CD: FNCD312; D 31461

B: Raucous Laughter, "Relapse"

The group have appeared on a few CD and DVD compilations since 1991 in New Zealand. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by the Able Tasmans.

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