http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8854401&rws=%2Fkelley-polar%2Fdiscography.rssIf one had to paint Kelley Polar's portrait, the image that comes to mind is of a child constantly stepping out of the mainstream -- almost literally -- to explore unfamiliar territory. Polar was a reclusive child prodigy; he first started playing music at age three, and reputedly he'd composed his first song by age four. Enamored of disco (and the brother of slant electronic wizard Blevin Blectum and cousin of Gavin of Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom), Polar developed a kind of schizophrenic lack of musical focus that saw him both studying classical music at Julliard and working in Manhattan's electronica scene with artists like Morgan Geist. After reportedly causing a riot at his Master's recital and immersing himself in the underground electronica, Polar ultimately forsook his urbane Manhattan lifestyle a few years ago to hole up in a farmhouse in New Hampshire, where he began tending a herd of Scottish Longhair cattle and quietly joined various chamber music ensembles in the vicinity. He also went to work on his first solo album, 2005's <I>Love Songs of the Hanging Gardens</I >, a gleaming jewel box of an album that, while influenced by dance, disco and classical music, is not <I>of</I> any of those genres, instead inhabiting its own interstellar niche. - Sarah BardeenElectropopen720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:41:29 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8854401&rws=%2Fkelley-polar%2Fdiscography.rss If one had to paint Kelley Polar's portrait, the image that comes to mind is of a child constantly stepping out of the mainstream -- almost literally -- to explore unfamiliar territory. Polar was a reclusive child prodigy; he first started playing music at age three, and reputedly he'd composed his first song by age four. Enamored of disco (and the brother of slant electronic wizard Blevin Blectum and cousin of Gavin of Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom), Polar developed a kind of schizophrenic lack of musical focus that saw him both studying classical music at Julliard and working in Manhattan's electronica scene with artists like Morgan Geist. After reportedly causing a riot at his Master's recital and immersing himself in the underground electronica, Polar ultimately forsook his urbane Manhattan lifestyle a few years ago to hole up in a farmhouse in New Hampshire, where he began tending a herd of Scottish Longhair cattle and quietly joined various chamber music ensembles in the vicinity. He also went to work on his first solo album, 2005's <I>Love Songs of the Hanging Gardens</I >, a gleaming jewel box of an album that, while influenced by dance, disco and classical music, is not <I>of</I> any of those genres, instead inhabiting its own interstellar niche. - Sarah Bardeen http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.20686685&variant=play&rws=%2Fkelley-polar%2Fdiscography.rss Electropop Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Kelley Polar Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.20686685 alb.20686685 Kelley Polar art.8854401 4.99 Entropy Reigns EP alb.20686685 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/1/3/1233170_170x170.jpg 2008-05-13 00:00:00.0 2008-04-29 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.20686685&variant=play&rws=%2Fkelley-polar%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.20686685&variant=data&rws=%2Fkelley-polar%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.18704696&variant=play&rws=%2Fkelley-polar%2Fdiscography.rss Electropop Mon, 3 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Kelley Polar Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.18704696 alb.18704696 Kelley Polar art.8854401 7.99 I Need You To Hold On While The Sky Is Falling alb.18704696 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/3/3/1193395_170x170.jpg 2008-03-03 00:00:00.0 2008-03-03 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.18704696&variant=play&rws=%2Fkelley-polar%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.18704696&variant=data&rws=%2Fkelley-polar%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.14914685&variant=play&rws=%2Fkelley-polar%2Fdiscography.rss Electropop Mon, 7 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Kelley Polar Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.14914685 alb.14914685 Kelley Polar art.8854401 2.99 Chrysanthemum EP alb.14914685 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/0/7/1027065_170x170.jpg 2007-05-07 00:00:00.0 null true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.14914685&variant=play&rws=%2Fkelley-polar%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.14914685&variant=data&rws=%2Fkelley-polar%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.8854436&variant=play&rws=%2Fkelley-polar%2Fdiscography.rss Electropop Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Kelley Polar Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.8854436 alb.8854436 Kelley Polar art.8854401 7.99 Love Songs Of The Hanging Gardens alb.8854436 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/8/5/755843_170x170.jpg 2005-11-11 00:00:00.0 2005-11-11 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.8854436&variant=play&rws=%2Fkelley-polar%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.8854436&variant=data&rws=%2Fkelley-polar%2Fdiscography.rss