Hobart ambient electronic music. 
Synthesizers, samples, sequences, spaceships

Favourite artists include, Lucy Rose, Passenger, Bears Den, Bon Iver, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Adele, Bastille, Dry The River.



“the best singer-songwriter I’ve heard in a long time”, said Howard Thompson who used to be head of A&R at Elektra Records.


Lots of warm hearted people with impeccable taste have spoken generously about Fraser and his music over the years. The legendary Bob Harris from BBC Radio said, “We should be shouting about this from the rooftops, it’s truly beautiful”.

Even the late grate Chuck Berry was a fan. Fraser joined Chuck on part of a European tour in which he opened solo each night.

One evening on stage in Brussels in a sold out Cirque Royal, the Rock n Roll icon turned to face Fraser, smiled cheekily and began doing his ‘duck walk’ towards him but lost his balance (he was 82 at the time) and began to fall over so the two grabbed hold of each other.

Fraser recalls that as being a “beautiful memory that I cherish”.

Some have likened Fraser Anderson to Damien Rice, Nick Drake and John Martyn.

All of these comparisons are taken by Fraser as hand on heart compliments as he is a huge fan of all three.

His straight down the line easy going nature. His desire for human connection and his dry Scottish humour between songs are a rare combination that see him regularly touch all bases. Audiences have described live performances as deeply moving and uplifting, and for some “the best gig” they have ever been to.

A sophisticated artist who describes himself as “a simple man just trying to understand people and things”. His musical tales of human vulnerability take folk music to a level that is cinematic in both reach and vision. He’s a taste-maker with a crooner-like ease of style, his passion for design and cinematography seep into and out of his music, making him an exciting unique artist.

The Dockmen are a Tasmanian alt-campfire band formed in 2013.

For video: http://youtu.be/S47Th_O7PBE
For downloads: https://thedockmen.bandcamp.com/
For witty updates: https://twitter.com/dockmen_the    https://www.facebook.com/thedockmen

A Short History of The Dockmen

Izaak and Kieran met for the first time when they were asked to organise a friend’s buck’s night. After sharing a few mix CDs they decided to jam in Izaak’s living room. There were instruments scattered all over the room and they recorded into a microphone secured to a giant leapfrog accessory. They put some of their own songs together and played in front of some people. How to describe the music? Minor chords and lyrics based on Vonnegut characters, kids toys, stalkers and dockmen. 

Izaak - guitars, ukulele, toy piano, singing 
Kieran - bass, guitars, keys, corona bottles, singing

Sometimes with:
Adam – drums, guitars, singing
Lucy – flute, singing

Influenced by heaps of stuff, some of which includes: Otis Redding, Neil Young, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Doors, Nick Cave, Beach Boys, Ian Ball, Mazzy Star and Wilco. 


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