Bela Tar
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel | INDIE
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she makes miniature night music, intimate and wonderful, that always starts with a simple bass move. then she adds, gently and wisely, more and more vocal layers and instrument layers.
she leaves a certain distance between her and the listeners, but a good distance; listening to her music is like seeing a blurry picture through a steamed glass, covered with rain drops. - Ha'aretz National Newspaper
Shoegaze of the highest order via Israel. “Sway with Me”, the lead track from the band’s superb Pulsar LP, is beautiful, romantic, transportive - all of the things that make good shoegaze great. - blahblahblahscience
Sometimes really simple vintage is the best way to go, feels right to start off the week with this. A beautiful getaway from it all song by Bela Tar from on Bandcamp, enjoy. - ISO50
starting-off small and thin, almost bare, and ends-up wrapped with scarfs of layered guitar rhythm drowned in a deep echo. something that even the fall itself is listening to before it arrives. - Time Out Tel Aviv
Discography
2010 - Pulsar (L.P) / Uganda Records
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Bio
Bela Tar is Zoe Polanski, born 85' at the port town of Haifa, Israel, during a moon eclipse. at the age of 7 she began to play Cello, and towards her teen years took on the guitars. as guitarist in the band Ex - Lion Tamer and as a bass player in the band Katamine, she played hundreds of shows in many countries, festivals and venues, from Israel to Japan, Spain, Italy, USA East Coast and more.
At 2010 Zoe recorded her first solo album, 'Pulsar', under the name of Bela Tar, and received wide attention from indie and underground crowds and media in Israel, following a rising interest from different labels and music blogs around the world.
Bela Tar has Recently supported the shows of the Swans, Magik Markers & Laetitia Sadier (of Stereolab) on their local shows.
While Developing materials for her second album, Bela Tar had recently played several shows in NYC venues such as DBA & Shea Stadium, with The Wharton Tiers Ensemble.
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