http://virb.com/davidell 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 ]]> Virb 2.0 (@davidell) en http://virb.com/davidell/posts/status/3682082 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:39:30 -0700 http://virb.com/davidell/posts/status/3682082 http://virb.com/davidell/posts/status/2239579 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:50:47 -0700 http://virb.com/davidell/posts/status/2239579 http://virb.com/davidell/audio/188014 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:27:01 -0700 http://virb.com/davidell/audio/188014 http://virb.com/davidell/audio/188013 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:25:45 -0700 http://virb.com/davidell/audio/188013 http://virb.com/davidell/audio/188012 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:24:36 -0700 http://virb.com/davidell/audio/188012 http://virb.com/davidell/audio/188011 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:23:11 -0700 http://virb.com/davidell/audio/188011 http://virb.com/davidell/photos/1472072 ]]> Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:08:05 -0800 http://virb.com/davidell/photos/1472072 http://virb.com/davidell/photos/1472071 ]]> Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:08:02 -0800 http://virb.com/davidell/photos/1472071 http://virb.com/davidell/photos/1472070 ]]> Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:07:59 -0800 http://virb.com/davidell/photos/1472070 http://virb.com/davidell/photos/1472069 ]]> Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:07:56 -0800 http://virb.com/davidell/photos/1472069 http://virb.com/davidell/posts/text/556320 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:29:19 -0700 http://virb.com/davidell/posts/text/556320 http://virb.com/davidell/posts/text/361673 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 11:29:17 -0800 http://virb.com/davidell/posts/text/361673 http://virb.com/davidell/posts/text/361672 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 11:25:19 -0800 http://virb.com/davidell/posts/text/361672