Zoar (band)

Zoar
Origin	New York City, New York, USA
Genres	Rock, Gothic, Ambient, Classical, Experimental
Years active	1995 - Present
Labels	Point Music Middle Pillar Presents
Website	www.zoar.com
Members	Michael Montes Peter Rundquist Erik Friedlander

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. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
2. "allmusic (((Zoar > Overview )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
3. "Zoar (site one)". MySpace. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
4. "Zoar (site two)". MySpace. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved 2008-04-04.

External links

• Official web site

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