Recorded and mixed at Cava Studios in Glasgow, following in the footsteps of some of the UK's greatest artists, Wreckingball was his first studio album, and has been reviewed as "epic", having a "big big sound", "lush and full". According to Is This Music review David Ell "compares favourably with great songwriters like U2 and Radiohead". "For raw heart-on-the-sleeve pop, look no further"

While the tracks on his debut feature all lend themselves to more pared down acoustic versions, there is no doubt the finished sound of this album is a big big band sound richly crafted with layer upon layer of guitar and keyboard parts driving the strong melodies at the heart of this album. David Ell is a multi-instrumentalist, he does everything on the album. It's an eclectic sound, mixing the best traditions of classic British and American pop-rock but with more than a hint of European electronica - unsurprisingly, the album continues to pick up fans from all over the world.

David Ell followed his debut album up in 2012 with his second studio album entitled Dance of the Furies. Working with one of the country's top Brit Award winning producers, David Ell's second album is an instrumental ten track piece with a distinctive theme comprising a dramatic story set to music and complimented by striking visual artwork. With classical influences coming to the fore, it's an arresting change of direction from the indie rock sound of his first album. In Dance of the Furies, David Ell has created a vast and stirring musical soundscape, showcasing the talents of one of the country's finest modern artists. NBT Music Radio featured it as one of the top one hundred albums of the year from any artist in 2012 with enigmatic piece "Destiny Waits While the Twilight Fires Fade" also making it into the top 100 tracks of the year.

David is currently working on his third studio album entitled Flatline, release date to be announced with advance reviews and videos in relation to unreleased tracks featured on his website. David Sinclair, Times music critic describes an unreleased track Reach as "dark, dramatic and atmospheric. "I close my eyes and I'm floating in the clouds, I'm drifting in the sea," he sings as the music swirls around him in growing waves of electro-orchestral sound, and a sense of agitated desperation gradually engulfs him."Angry voices close in on me so I start to run, run, run...The pain it comes, comes, comes."They could use this as the soundtrack for one of those Scandinavian TV murder-thrillers. With its deep sense of mystery and foreboding, this is music with real character...."