Members:
Peter Keen (vocals, guitar, trumpet)
Graeme Humphreys (guitar, keyboards, vocals)
Leslie Jonkers (keyboards, organ, vocals, 1987-96)
Dave Beniston (bass)
Craig Baxter (drums, 1984-87)
Stuart Greenway (drums, 1987-90)
Jane Dodd (bass, vocals, 1990-96)
Craig Mason (drums, 1990-96)
Ron Young (organ, synthesizer, 1990-96)

Formed: In 1984 in Auckland, New Zealand

Genres:
Indie Rock
Lo-Fi

Related Artists:
The Verlaines
The Chills

Name Game:
The group is named after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman

Debut Album: A Cuppa Tea and a Lie Down (1997)

Did You Know:
After disbanding in 1996, the members came back together for a farewell concert in 1998.