Zoar (band)

Zoar
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Rock, gothic, ambient, classical, experimental
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Dark Age Music
Members	Michael Montes Peter Rundquist Erik Friedlander
Website	www.zoar.com

Zoar is a primarily instrumental musical group from New York City. Michael Montes, a former medical student, formed Zoar in 1995 with Peter Rundquist, who formerly worked on Wall Street, and Erik Friedlander. ^[1] Zoar's music is sometimes categorized as rock, ^[2] but the band categorize themselves as Gothic, Ambient, Classical, and Experimental. ^{[3] [4]}

Members

• Michael Montes (keyboard, primary composer)
• Peter Rundquist (guitar, co-composer)
• Erik Friedlander (cellist)

Guest musicians

Clouds Without Water

• Brendan Perry (of Dead Can Dance)
• Matt Johnson (of The The)
• Jennifer Charles (of Elysian Fields)
• Julie Comparini (vocalist who specializes in baroque and renaissance music)
• Tony Levin

Discography

• Cassandra (1997)
• In the Bloodlit Dark (2001)
• Clouds Without Water (2003)

References

1. "Zoar.com/band". Official Zoar site. Retrieved April 4, 2008.^{[ dead link ‍]}
2. "allmusic (((Zoar > Overview )))". Allmusic . Retrieved April 3, 2008.
3. "Zoar (site one)". MySpace . Retrieved April 4, 2008.^{[ dead link ‍]}
4. "Zoar (site two)". MySpace . Retrieved April 4, 2008.^{[ dead link ‍]}

External links

• Official web site

• Zoar at AllMusic
• Zoar discography at Discogs
• Zoar discography at MusicBrainz