Xela is an alias used by John Twells, British electronic music artist who lives in Berlin. On December 7th 2011, John Twells announced via their website the end of Xela with the final, free to download album Exorcism.
ALBUMS
Xela & Jake Muir
Safe
2021
High Aura'd / Xela
Third Life / Fourth Life
2012
Xela
My Memories Of Gallifrey
2011, Cass, Private Chronology
Xela
Dunwich Dreams
2011
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma & Xela
Love Is A Dream
2010, 6xFile, FLAC, Album, RE, Not On Label (Jefre Cantu-Ledesma Self-released)
Xela
The Sublime
2010
Gnaw Their Tongues / Lunar Miasma / Mrtyu / Xela
Split
2009, CDr, Ltd, Insult Recordings
Grouper / Xela
Tsuki No Seika Volume One
2009, 7", Ltd, Root Strata
Xela
Transit
2009, Lathe, 10", Ltd, Tra, Static Caravan, Black Maps
Xela
The Divine
2009
Xela / Ajilvsga
I Love Her Till I Die
2008, Cass, Ltd, Num, C44, Digitalis Limited
Xela / Marea Nordului*
Electronic Music Vol.1
2008, LP, Ltd, Rite
Xela
Never, Better
2008, CDr, Album, Ltd, Digitalis Recordings
Xela
In Bocca Al Lupo
2008
Χελα*
The Illuminated
2008
MGR / Xela
Shipping Gold / Calling For Vanished Faces
2008
Xela
Heirs Of The Fire
2008
Xela
Bobble Hats In Summer
2007, 7", Single, Ltd, Type
Xela With Greg Haines & Danny Saul
The 12th Chapel
2007, LP, S/Sided, Ltd, Rite, 
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, Dark Ambient/Power Electronics/Noise/Drone
Xela
Halloween / Suspiria
2006, 7", Single, Ltd, W/Lbl, Type
Xela
The Dead Sea
2006
Xela
Boomkat Selected Mixtapes Volume 6 - Listen With Xela
2004, CDr, Mixed, Mixtape, Boomkat Selected Mixtapes, ,
, IDM/Experimental/Ambient
Xela
Tangled Wool
2004
Xela
For Frosty Mornings And Summer Nights
2003, ,
, Glitch/IDM/Ambient
Tiny Vipers
Ambience 3
2015, Ltd, Num + 7" + CD + 10xFile, MP3, Box Bedroom Rebels, ,
, Experimental
Another Bullshit Night From Cleveland
The Bullshit Night Cassette Tape
2016, Cass, Comp, Ltd, Bullshit Night Records
Anduin
Forever Waiting
2008
APPEARANCES +
Xela
Exorcism
2011, 3xFile, MP3, Album, 320, Not On Label (Xela Self-released)
Xela
Heirs Of The Fire (Brooklyn Version)
2008, File, MP3, 256, Free Music Archive
Xela
Rainy Afternoons
2002, File, MP3, 192, Monotonik
Nacht Plank
Friends Within The Darkness
2024, Comp + 17xFile, FLAC, 16 + 3xFile, FLAC, 24 + Fi, Neotantra, 
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, Ambient/Dark Ambient/Drone
Nacht Plank
Friends Within The Darkness 1-3
2024, 3xCDr, Comp, Ltd, Neotantra
Metamatics
Celestial Disney Beats
2024
Nacht Plank
Friends Within Snow
2024, CDr, 
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, IDM/Ambient/Experimental
Various
tʌntrə XIX
2021, 35xFile, FLAC, Comp, Neotantra
Dale Cornish
Thug Ambient Remixes
2021
Rapoon
Seeds In The Tide Volume 04
2015, CD, Comp + CD + Ltd, RM, Zoharum, 
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, Drone/Tribal/Experimental/Ambient
Nacht Plank
2003-2013
2014, M/Stick, WAV, Comp, Ltd, Num, ...txt, ,
, Abstract/Ambient/Drone/Experimental
Jasper TX
A Voice From Dead Radio
2010, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Under The Spire
Balmorhea
All Is Wild, All Is Silent / All Is Wild, All Is Silent Remixes
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Longtime Listener, 
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, Minimal
Boy In Static
Candy Cigarette
2009
Balmorhea
All Is Wild, All Is Silent / Remixes
2009
Icarus
[Sylt] Remixes
2009, 
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, IDM/Experimental/Ambient
Gareth Hardwick
Aversions
2009, ,
, Drone/Ambient
Various
Pas Dans Mon Ryhtme Mixtapes (Paris, 2008)
2008, 80xFile, MP3, Mixed, Not On Label, 
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, Abstract/Afrobeat
De La Mancha
Release All Light
2008, CD, Single, Crying Bob Records, 
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, Downtempo
Koen Holtkamp
Field Rituals
2008, ,
, Field Recording/Drone/Experimental/Ambient
Anduin
Forever Waiting
2008
Machinefabriek
Kruimeldief (Machinefabriek Remixed)
2007, 2x CD, 
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, Abstract/Ambient/Experimental/Glitch/Noise
Gultskra Artikler
Pofigistka
2006, CD, Album, Lampse
Various
Trimix
2006, CD, Album + DVD-V, Innova Recordings, 
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, Dark Ambient/Modern Classical/Drone/Musique Concrète
The North Sea & Rameses III
Night Of The Ankou
2006, CD, ,
, Ambient/Drone/Electroacoustic/Folk
Deru
Pushing Soil
2004, 10", Delikatessen Records, 
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, Leftfield/IDM/Experimental
Komp
Skåne Revisited
2004, CD, Comp, New Speak
Corker Conboy*
Six For Five
2004
Various
Friends We Met Along The Way
2003, CD, Comp, Ltd, Cactus Island Recordings, ,
, Leftfield/IDM/Experimental/Ambient
Nacht Plank
Lost And Damaged
2003
Metamatics
Remixes
2002, 10", Delikatessen Records
Machine Drum*
Half The Battle
2002, CD, ,
, Leftfield/IDM/Downtempo/Experimental
Metamatics
Rewired In My Manor
2002, ,
, IDM/Techno/Downtempo
Soccer Committee & Machinefabriek
Redrawn (Soccer Committee & Machinefabriek Remixed And Covered)
2009, CD, Album, Not On Label (Soccer Committee Self-released), Not On Label (Machinefabriek Self-released)
Corker Conboy*
Six For Five
2004, ,
, Abstract/Downtempo
Various
202Four
2024, 40xFile, FLAC, Comp, Neo Ouija, ,
, IDM
Loraine James
Dekmantel Podcast 342
2021, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Dekmantel, 
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, Deconstructed Club/Trap/Grime/Glitch/IDM
Various
Paradigms I
2020, File, AAC, AIFF, ALAC, FLAC, MP3, ogg, WAV, Comp, PFR Records, ,
, House/Ambient/Deep House/Downtempo/Minimal/Techno
Tengui
Love Is A Strange Place
2018, File, MP3, Mixed, Not On Label (Tengui Self-released)
Various
Smilax@Midem 2016: Cover Zone
2016, CD, Comp, Promo, Smilax Records, ,
, Europop/Vocal/Schlager/Eurodance/Italo-Disco
Various
Ibiza Club Sensation, Vol.4
2016, CD, Comp, Smilax Publishing, ,
, Euro House/Eurodance/Euro-Disco/Ethno-pop
Kiyoko
Isolatedmix 51
2015, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, A Strangely Isolated Place
36
SSS Podcast #049
2013, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, SeekSickSound, ,
, Ambient/Experimental/Drone
Various
Slow Burn: An International Disco Sampler
2013, 11xFile, MP3, Comp, PYT Records
Various
Lifers (A Life Like Compilation)
2012, Cass, Comp, C96, Life Like
Various
Lost In The Humming Air (Music Inspired By Harold Budd)
2012, CD, 
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, Ambient/Modern Classical
Various
Mind The Gap #91
2011, CD, Comp, Gonzo Circus, 
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, Leftfield/Folk/Minimal/Industrial/Indie Rock/Shoegaze/Avantgarde/Drone/Neofolk/Techno/Psychedelic Rock/Hip Hop/Ambient/Electro/Modern Classical/Experimental
Jeremy Bible
Secret Thirteen Mix 004
2011, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Secret Thirteen Journal, 
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, Drone/Ambient/Noise/Experimental/Musique Concrète
DVNT
Truth
2011, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, BRAWLcast, ,
, Techno
Joel Mull
Electric Deluxe Podcast 037
2011, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Electric Deluxe
Dawn Golden And Rosy Cross
If You Are Waiting, I Am Not Afraid To Die
2011, File, MP3, Mixed, 192, Mad Decent, Diamond Atlas
Various
Minute Papillon
2011, CD, ,
, Leftfield/Breakbeat/Experimental/Ambient
Various
Air Rings Vol. 2
2010, 2xCass, Digitalis Limited
Mount Kimbie
RA.216
2010, File, MP3, Mixed, 160, Resident Advisor, ,
, Spoken Word/Techno/Ambient/IDM/Dubstep/African/Acoustic
[M]onotone
Laboratorie Mix 2
2010, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Camada
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Love Is A Stream
2010
Various
Music And Migration
2010, CDr, ,
, Experimental/Neofolk
Plus Ultra
Autonomic Podcast Layer 01
2009, File, AAC, MP3, Mixed, 128, Autonomic, ,
, House/New Wave/IDM/Hip Hop/Ambient/Electro/Drum n Bass/Synth-pop/Minimal/Ghetto/Halftime
David Ya
Murmurs Of The Depths
2009, 4xFile, MP3, Mixed, 320, Not On Label, 
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, Abstract/Noise/Dark Ambient
Various
Ok_Computer
2008, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine, ,
, New Wave/Techno/Synth-pop/Experimental/Easy Listening/Jazz-Rock/Lounge
Various
Teaism: Music Inspired By The Art And Culture Of Tea
2008, CD, Comp, Static Caravan, ,
, Leftfield/IDM
Various
Mind The Gap Volume 66
2007, CD, Comp, Gonzo Circus, ,
, Alternative Rock/Noise/Indie Rock/Free Jazz/House/Modern Classical/Deep House/Experimental/Ethereal/Ambient/Acoustic/Jazz-Rock/Lo-Fi/Minimal/Abstract
Various
A City Centre Offices Sampler
2007, 27xFile, MP3, Smplr, 320, City Centre Offices, ,
, Leftfield/Abstract/IDM/Ambient/Electro/Downtempo/Experimental
Various
The Wire Tapper 16
2006, CD, Comp, Wire Magazine
Various
Groove #104
2006, CD, Comp, Groove, ,
, House/Techno/Downtempo/Minimal/Electro
Various
Meadow: Cottage Industries Four
2005
Various
Today's Best Music
2004, CD, Comp, Ποπ + Ροκ, 
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, Downtempo/Drum n Bass
Various
Beyond The Dark
2004, CD, Comp, Smplr, New Sounds 2000
Various
Dosage 2
2003, ,
, IDM/Trip Hop
Various
Cottage Industries 3 (Vestibule & Separate)
2003, CD, ,
, IDM/Experimental/Ambient
Various
Dosage
2003, CD, ,
, Leftfield/IDM/Downtempo/Experimental
Various
MAS Confusion
2002, 2x Vinyl, ,
, IDM/Downtempo
Various
Dosage
2002, ,
, Leftfield/Abstract/IDM
Various
Annexe (Cottage Industries 2)
2002, ,
, Abstract/IDM/Ambient
Semblance Sounds
Fire Lands
2013, File, MP3, Mixed, Unofficial, 320, Not On Label (Semblance Sounds), 
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, Techno/Drone/Spoken Word/Modern Classical
Philip Sulidae
Into This Night
2010, File, MP3, Mixed, P/Unofficial, 320, Play My Tape, 
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, Abstract/Musique Concrète/Field Recording/Ambient
