We have spoken at length about the blistering music career enjoyed by Boston-based producer and composer Marc Soucy. A full-time professional from 1997 to 2011, the gifted musician has contributed to plenty of soundtracks over the years, with an extensive list of credits and appearances that can be found all over the internet. While we usually focus on Soucy’s original records (like ‘Montana’, for instance), the American virtuoso has also been feeling nostalgic, discovering tracks from the progressive group he used to play with as a young man.
Named ‘Antarctica’, such a project now gets a fair bit of attention, with a series of releases that pay homage to their nearly forgotten catalogue. Jeff Carano on bass and Ray Lavigne on drums accompany Soucy on this meaningful journey. ‘The Out Cats’ is the latest release from the Antarctiva archives, and it’s a striking slice of 70s-esque progressive rock. Wholesome and very loyal to its historical value, the piece is laden with retro organs, eclectic drums and neoclassical motifs.
‘The Out Cats’ follows up from ‘No This Isn’t Jazz Either’, a quirky, unique and inventive piece blurring the lines between jazz and progressive. Overall, Antarctica reveal themselves as a gifted, bold outfit, one that still has what it takes to impress listeners worldwide. Speaking about the record, Soucy explains: “This is the fifth instalment of the ‘ANTARTICA: The Live Archives’ series, all music having been composed by me as a young man. It marks the culmination of the works of Antartica the band, and launches my direction as a composer, setting the early stages of where I am heading now.”
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