david ell
Alternative / Indie / Rock
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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About
david ell was born in Sheffield but spent his early years growing up in a small Fife village, Falkland. He displayed a verve and passion for music from a young age, teaching himself piano, performing in local shows and writing his own acoustic music. For all that, he had no formal training.
He has just finished his first studio album, entitled Wreckingball, which he recorded and mixed at Cava Studios in Glasgow.
david didn't set out to create a particular type of sound, indeed with no background training he maintains he would have been hard pressed to copy any style. However influences are hinted at in this debut album. It is no surprise to learn that david ell admires the music of bands such as Coldplay, U2, the Killers. Radiohead, Editors, the Doves and the Cure among others. As a male solo artist, comparisons are bound to be made to artists such as Damien Rice, James Blunt, Stephen Fretwell but while the tracks on his debut feature all lend themselves to more pared down accoustic versions, there is no doubt the finished sound of this album is closer in feel to the more orchestrated arrangements of the bands mentioned earlier. david ell is a multi-instrumentalist, he does everything on the album.
Whilst his first love may well have been piano, this is very much a guitar driven album with layer upon layer of guitar parts driving the melody at the heart of these songs.
According to his official web-site at his next project will be an EP of piano songs.
For more information, visit http://davidell.co.uk
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Apr 8, 2008
gig - O'Henry's Basement Bar: Breaking out the Jams
following in the footsteps of the great Fratellis (who played their first ever gig here), me and my pals Chris and Jonathan will be doing a pared down acoustic set of some old and some new songs at O'Henrys Basement Bar on 17 May from 8.30pm. hey it's free …
Dec 8, 2007
live music extravaganza
will be touring songs from my debut album plus a bunch of new songs in the new year. dates and venues to be posted soon so check back
david ell
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Balm, Aug 30, 2008:
Thanks for being a friend, i appreciate it.
Use Vista, ... please! - The Secret Diary of Steve Ballmer and my band Balm
Gagosian Liga, Feb 11, 2008:
"We all admire the spangled acrobat with classical grace meticulously walking his tight rope in the talcum light; but how much rarer art there is in the sagging rope expert wearing scarecrow clothes and impersonating a grotesque drunk! I should know." (Vladimir Nabokov)
Thank you for your friendship! Musical greetings from Munich/Germany!
Feel free to download my music!
Irene, Jan 25, 2008:
Hi, thank you for the request :)
Irene
mojave, Jan 25, 2008:
great tunes brother! looks like you've got a hot ovation guitar too.
Dark Little Poet, Jan 14, 2008:
If you are new to playing Glasgow, 13th Note is a really good place to start off. Nice n Sleazys as well. Bloc is very small but I've been to some awesome gigs in there too.
Anyway. drop me a line at darklittlepoet@hotmail.co.uk and I'll email you a full list of venues and promoters based in glasgow.
Fraser
Alec Bridges, Jan 13, 2008:
Thanks! Great tunes...and your page looks rally nice too. Good work!
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Balm, Jan 10, 2008:
Be sure to visit the blog too:
Dark Little Poet, Jan 8, 2008:
Love your sounds too man. Sorry for the late reply. Hardly on this very much. Reminds me of a bit of The Smiths/ Sigut Ros/ Pixies..
Let us know when you have some gigs. You on myspace and bebo???
Julie Belle, Nov 28, 2007:
thank you david ell. hope you enjoyed the tunes. -juliebelle