Vancouver-based abel collective returns in 2026 with a darker, heavier pulse and a newly reshaped line-up. Founded in 2017 around German-born singer-songwriter Thor Abel, the project has embraced transformation from the start — releasing two albums in 2020 and 2024 before falling silent after a farewell show on February 18, 2025.

February 2026

A new chapter begins. A reshaped collective. New music on the horizon.

February 2025

Abel Collective are on an indefinite hiatus.

August 2024

Album Release DEMONS on limited white vinyl. 

January - August 2024

We released 8 singles - one per month - accompanied by videos on youtube.

Summer 2022

Release of 36 musical miniatures as musical score for the award winning documentary Sacred India by Jennifer Pickford. 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 his unique video projections.

February 28th 2020

abel collective release their first EP Greetings from Stanley Park recorded and produced by Vancouver producer Felix Fung.

December 2017

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