compositions like "Magic Bird of Fire" and the works of Rinder & Lewis. A misspent youth ensued,
steeped in gentle lessons in piano, violin and finally viola, which would become his passion and primary musical vehicle.
Polar went on to become a prizewinner at the William Primrose International Viola Competition at 18, followed soon after by an infamous tenure at Oberlin Conservatory. By the mid-nineties, Polar found himself in New York City pursuing an advanced degree at the illustrious Juilliard School and
cementing his reputation for general deviance. By day, he took classes and held a menial job as a Teaching Fellow in Electronic Music; by night, he busied himself in the school's tiny, ill-equipped studio.
Time passed until fate introduced a freak meeting with Morgan Geist, head of the Environ record label. Geist and partner Darshan Jesrani were deep into the production of their first collaborative record and looking for a section of live strings to complete the germination of their signature sound. Retiring to the tiny, windowless cube high above Lincoln Center that was his studio, Polar proceeded to compose and record the first string arrangement for the duo that would soon be known to the world as Metro Area.
Thus began the relationship that left a deep impression on Metro Area's oeuvre. Kelley Polar and his viola, usually supplanted by a stream of faceless Juilliard concertmistresses (for whom he had a notoriously superficial affection), began recording for Environ under the name "Kelley Polar Quartet."
KPQ would be heard on some of Metro Area's biggest tracks - "Miura," "Caught Upâ and "Dance Reaction", to name a but a few â and even made the occasional surprise appearances at the groupâs live
performances.
Polarâs interest in music of the 18th and 19th centuries increasingly transformed into a desire to formulate and codify the "disco orchestral" string playing technique of the 70's and 80's, and access to Geistâs carefully collected record archive filled his brain with a strange survey of domestic and imported
disco, boogie, and electronic music. Polarâs crafted solo efforts had some elements of Metro Area's style; however, his bizarre mix of western classical theory coupled with ignorance of current dance music trends gave these early demos a uniqueness that captured Geist's ear, and it wasnât long until the inaugural solo Kelley Polar Quartet 12â (Audition EP) was the buzz of taste-making DJs the world over.
Around the same time, Polar was able to convince the Juilliard powers that his final solo recital (previously cancelled for an outlandish program featuring player pianos and Bedouin singers) should move ahead as planned. But the program was a mere decoy, and as the basslines of his newest Environ tracks boomed out over Julliardâs recital hall to an audience that included his enraged teachers, Kelley Polar effectively ended his higher education at the world's most famous music school.
The violist was now free to indulge his artistic impulses - as well as his lower passions. Despite his recording career flourishing with a series of brilliant 12âs on Environ, Polar could no longer handle his self-destructive city lifestyle, and soon returned to the countryside of his youth. Desperate for some sort of personal redemption, Polar severed most ties with New York and began playing chamber music under an assumed name in rural New Hampshire.
Today, Polar is the violist for the Apple Hill Chamber Players, a group known worldwide for playing primarily in conflict areas such as the Middle East, Northern Ireland and the Caucauses. Like his late nights producing records back in NYC, he still spends most of his time in a tiny cube, this one made of aged gray wood and surrounded by hay fields. Alone for weeks at a time during the long winter months, Kelley Polar's mind and voice try to find quiet, and make sense of his life and his musical ancestors, from the Vienna of 1770 to the grandiose discos of Manhattan 200 years later...
Dream In Three Part
Kelley Polar Lyrics
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That I could live without you
Without you
It's gone, it's gone
Oooh, ohhh
And if you ever thought
That I could ever doubt you
You'd be wrong, so wrong
Ohhh, ohhh
That'll you be all that you are
My endless sky, my shooting star
Ohhh, ohhh ohhh, ohhh
Ohhh, ohhh ohhh, ohhh
Ohhh, ohhh ohhh, ohhh
If you only knew
The way I feel about you
About you
Oh it's so strong
So strong
Ohhh, ohhh
And now all the time
I have to be without you
Without you
I feel so alone
So alone
Ohhh, ohhh
That I dreamed
All that you'll be
My love and you
In love with me
Ohhh, ohhh
In love with me
In love with me
In love with me
And now everyone knows
That I can't live without you
Without you
And now you're gone
You're gone
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh
Now you're gone
You're gone
Ohh, ohh
All that I feel
My dream came true
And disappeared
The song "A Dream in Three Parts" by Kelley Polar describes the experience of losing someone you love and realizing the depth of your emotions for them. The first stanza describes a time in the past when the singer could live without the object of their affection, but now that they are gone, the singer experiences a profound sense of loneliness. The second verse appeals to the subject of the song, expressing faith in their love and a fear of losing them. The chorus is an expression of devotion, with the subject of the song being compared to an "endless sky" and a "shooting star." In the third verse, the singer begins to dream of a life with the object of their love, which ultimately culminates in the realization that their dream was only a temporary experience that has now disappeared.
The song is an emotional tribute to the complexity of love and the importance of recognizing and expressing our deepest feelings. The melody of the song is gentle and melancholy, with an ethereal quality that complements the dreamlike quality of the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
There was a time
Once there existed a phase
That I could live without you
When I could survive deprived of your existence
Without you
In your absence
It's gone, it's gone
Now it has vanished completely
Oooh, ohhh
An expression of sorrow and loss
And if you ever thought
If there was any notion in your mind
That I could ever doubt you
That I could ever distrust you
Doubt you
Mistrust you
You'd be wrong, so wrong
Your thought would not align with the reality
Ohhh, ohhh
An expression of strong disagreement
That'll you be all that you are
You will forever remain as you are
My endless sky, my shooting star
My vast universe, my one wish that came true
Ohhh, ohhh ohhh, ohhh
Expressions of amazement and joy
If you only knew
If you had any idea
The way I feel about you
The strength of my emotions for you
About you
Regarding you
Oh it's so strong
It's powerful and fervent
So strong
Very powerful
Ohhh, ohhh
Expressions of affirmation
And now all the time
Presently, all the while
I have to be without you
I have to continue without your companionship
I feel so alone
I am filled with the feeling of loneliness
So alone
Very isolated
Ohhh, ohhh
An expression of sadness
That I dreamed
I envisaged
All that you'll be
Everything that you could ever become
My love and you
Me in love with you
In love with me
Returning my feelings with equal intensity
Ohhh, ohhh
An expression of happiness and fulfilment
In love with me
Returning my feelings with equal intensity
In love with me
Returning my feelings with equal intensity
And now everyone knows
The knowledge of my current state is widespread
That I can't live without you
I have now reached a point where my existence is impossible without you
And now you're gone
But in spite of that, you have left
You're gone
You have departed
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh
An expression of emptiness and sadness
Now you're gone
You have left
You're gone
You have departed
Ohh, ohh
An expression of sorrow and loss
All that I feel
Everything that I am sensing and experiencing
My dream came true
My wishes and longings were fulfilled
And disappeared
And vanished from my life
Lyrics ÂĐ WARP MUSIC LIMITED
Written by: MICHAEL KELLEY
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rebecca z
so unique and love how vulnerable he is. ð
phxgator
more proof that stuff from the 80s - that I thought I was the only one that liked - did influence artists that are releasing new stuff in the 10s (thank heaven - there is hope)