Abner Malaty

On March 27, 2023, this message has been posted on Instagram :

"Hello Abner Malaty fans. It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I announce the passing of this brilliant man. This photo was one I found in his gallery. Aside from music, he loved nature. Love, his daughter, Cori"

I still can't believe it.

Back in the days, Abner Malaty was one of my favourite artists and one of my best friends through the mail.

In 1991, I released a long piece on a cassette compilation, that is still one of my favorites of his.

After a long pause, he reappeared and offered in 2020 on Nostalgie de la Boue his first album in 25 years, in collaboration with Chet Green, February.

The following year finally came a new solo album, Smoke, Dust and the Corrosion of Oblivion.

A few other labels (Tribe Tapes, Ultra Gash Records) have released more Abner Malaty music since then.

Beyond the sadness, his music lives on.

Abner Malaty - Smoke, Dust And The Corrosion Of Oblivion

Audiofiles

Label : Nostalgie De La Boue [ndlb#155], Ivory Coast, 2021

First solo release in almost thirty years !

All sounds realized collaborating with hardware, recorded live to a single stereo track, from May 2019 to January 2021.

Tracklist :

1. 27 Dusk (1:02)

2. Wednesday 5_29_19 (4:56)

3. The Crust of Delusion (3:57)

4. Stay Put (2:32)

5. Slow Phase Scratch and Dent (5:31)

6. Seclusion (1:44)

7. The Comfort of Obscurity (12:03)

8. Just Beyond the Fog (3:08)

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Abner Malaty - Glide

7"

Label : Drone Records [DR-06], Germany, 1994

(Get Drone Records' full stock list here)

Limited edition of 200 numbered copies

Ripped by Emmanuel Haubry

Tracklist :

A1. Glide (8:26)

A2. Manitou (1:21)

B1. Tran (2:16)

B2. Ygdrasil (For Oli) (6:26)

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C Green & Abner Malaty - February

Audiofile
Label : Nostalgie De La Boue [ndlb#137], Ivory Coast, 2020


The new year starts well : here is the first Abner Malaty release in 25 years (this time in collaboration with Chet Green) !


Tracklist :

1. Strands Of Entanglement (1:10:44)

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Abner Malaty - Cranium

Cassette, C46
Label : EE Tapes, Belgium, 1995
Limited edition of 50 numbered copies


Tracklist :

A1. Window Show
A2. Inside The Sphere Of Zero
A3. Time Stands Alone
A4. Clinical Smiles
A5. Dance Of The Static King
A6. Alone
A7. Plastic Deminsions
A8. This Old World
A9. Train Of Thought
A10. If
A11. Bouncing Of Walls
A12. Poetic Jungle Laundromat
B1. Taken For
B2. Bitz of Gitz
B3. One More Chant
B4. Why Care
B5. In The Distance B6 It Circles
B7. 100 Years Past Doomsday
B8. 3 Men And A Slug
B9. Working The Ice Fields
B10. My New House
B11. T.V. Theme Intro
B12. Dream
B13. Spastic Jungle Laundromat

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Abner Malaty - Glide

7"
Label : Drone Records, Germany, 1994
Limited edition of 200 copies


2015 was the return of Abner Malaty on the surface of the world wide web, hopefully 2016 will be the musical come-back...
In the meantime, here is an AM classic that was missing on that blog (and another one is coming in the next few days).


Tracklist :

A1. Glide
A2. Manitou
B1. Tran
B2. Ygdrasil (For Oli)

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Various Artists - Nature Morte

Cassette, C90
Label : E'ostrate, France, 1991
Limited edition of 273 numbered copies + 27 in burned wooden box
Ripped by Emmanuel Haubry

One of the best compilations ever !


Tracklist :

A1. Gregory Whitehead - Twilight For Idols (4:22)
A2. Abner Malaty - The Demise Of, Void Of, Ascension Of, And The Reformation Of (20:56)
A3. Vidna Obmana - Until The Glowering Space, Part 1 (10:33)
A4. Vidna Obmana - Until The Glowering Space, Part 2 (8:14)
B1. Cranioclast - Name Torture (21:43)
B2. Luciano Dari - Theatrum Naturae (22:14)

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Abner Malaty - Stone Mayan Mushroom

Cassette, C60
Label : Azoic Moments, US, 1993
Limited edition of 100 numbered copies


Tracklist :

A1. Bend
A2. Resinous
A3. Pan
A4. Indica
A5. Mez
A6. Spores
A7. Next
B1. Canyon
B2. Tremble
B3. Scrape
B4. Valley
B5. In Ruin

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Abner Malaty - 7,000 Years Ago Tomorrow

Cassette, C60
Label : EE Tapes, Belgium, 1993
Limited edition of 100 numbered copies


Tracklist :

A1. Vari
A2. Return To Horizon 11
A3. D.I.T.D.
A4. Film Diozone Gallery
A5. These
A6. Yaros Undone Gathering
A7. Re-Entry Delirium
B1. Interaction Sphere
B2. The First 2 Days
B3. Sklait
B4. Tension Flaking
B5. First Of 3
B6. Preparation
B7. Sly Fork Valley
B8. Second Of 3
B9. Between Forms
B10. Third
B11. Caldron

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Abner Malaty - The Untitled Hour

Cassette, C60
Label : Violet Glass Oracle Tapes, US, 1990

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Abner Malaty - Fragments From The Semi Structure

Cassette, C60
Label : Sound Of Pig Music, US, 1987

From an old Sound Of Pig catalog : "Liquid Lysergic Leper from Indiana plays music for the psychedelic and psychotic. I think he sums this tape up best with his song, "My Brain Was Burning Badly" -- I think yours will be too".


Tracklist :

A1. Fragments From The Semi Structure (1:29)
A2. Liquid Lysergic Leper (1:59)
A3. Ancient Poem For The Stoned Age (5:06)
A4. Assault Of The Rotation Craft (2:31)
A5. Swamp (1:11)
A6. Variations Of 6 On 4 (4:24)
A7. He Tried To Wear His What? (2:50)
A8. Sunrise At The Ruins (3:07)
A9. Safe Dreams On A Scaffold (3:59)
A10. From The Center Somewhere (2:08)
A11. A Lunar Theme In Passing (1:53)
B1. Halls Of The Static King (5:28)
B2. Clattering Of Pure Guitar Compost (2:09)
B3. Comeback Baby My Heart's In Your Hand (And I'm Bleeding On Your Carpet) (3:32)
B4. Clipped Wing (3:40)
B5. Ritual At Mound (1:42)
B6. Archaic (4:51)
B7. My Brain Was Burning Badly (2:22)
B8. Orwat (7:04)

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Abner Malaty - Astral Decay

Cassette, C60
Label : Tonspur Tapes, Germany, 1988


Ancel Creamer, alias Abner Malaty, released a dozen tapes of ambient industrial music in the late eighties and early nineties. Though he gained recognition at that time, I fear he's been totally forgotten now...
If I shoud keep only one cassette by Abner Malaty, that would be "Astral Decay", so I share it as an introduction to the man's musical world for those who don't know it yet...


Tracklist :

A1. Open
A2. Read My Mind
A3. Memor
A4. Spirals The Seer Of Sound
A5. A Place In Space Man's Called Time
A6. To The Other Side
B1. Look, There's Blood In The Snow...
B2. N-O-Sense
B3. When All The Trees Are Gone

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