Greetings from Stanley Park

Slayride

The Bores Of Asstown

Made To Measure Mae West

Noch Gar Nicht

abel collective is a Vancouver-based pop group centred around German ex-pat, singer, song-writer, Thorsten Abel. Featuring two lead singers - male and female - it’s shimmering sound is informed by a ‘60s palette - from chanteuse, to be-in, to happening - filtered and expanded through the lift of Madchester Rave, the storm of Shoegaze and a hunger for elevation.

January 2024
Starting in January abel collective will be releasing a series of monthly singles on all digital platforms. The first release will be a cover version of Danzig's "Am I Demon?" alongside with a video by Tayt Modern.


Fall 2023
The band recorded 5 new songs produced by Adam Payne (The Bad Beats).

Summer 2022
Release of the musical score for the documentary Sacred India. Movie Broadcast premiere in September on the Green Channel.

Spring 2022
Vancouver visual artist Tayt Modern joins the collective and enhances their life shows with unique video projections.

2021
abel collective have used the major part of this year to write new material.

May 2020 
abel collective finalize the recording of 36 instrumental miniatures composed by Thor Abel as the musical score for the Documentary Sacred India - A Plastic Revolution by Jennifer Pickford.

February 28th 2020
abel collective release their first EP Greetings from Stanley Park publishing the material recorded and produced by Vancouver producer Felix Fung.

July 2019
Live debut of the new material at the Khatsahlano Street Party, Vancouver’s largest art and music festival, boasting an estimated 80,000 visitors annually. Film Director Jennifer Pickford discovers the band on the festival and asks them to write a Soundtrack for a documentary.

May 2019
The collective records 4 songs with producer Felix Fung.

December 2017
The band home-records its debut By The Electric Fireplace.

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