A dazzling release from a musical veteran unlike any other, Marc Soucy is a composer who’s been making music since he was a toddler, and it shows when you consider the backstory behind his fantastic latest release titled ‘Mayhem in Antarctica’.
Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Marc Soucy is a composer, musician, and audio engineer with decades of experience under his belt. ‘Mayhem in Antarctica’ is the title of his latest release, but this brand new release is just a little older than 40-years old at the moment. Recorded in 1983 in the stone cellar of a farmhouse in Dracut, Massachusetts, Soucy’ spent chunks of 2023 and 2025 doing extensive restoration and mastering of the tapes that were never lost. Recorded live using only 3 room microphones without any overdubs or mixing, the single features a breathtaking raw feeling, as well as the massive weight of the collective talents of the 3 veteran musicians that play on the recording.
The 8-minute instrumental is hectic, inventive, endlessly engaging and dynamic, as well as just amazingly delivered. The bass of Jeff Carano sings throughout the recording, the drums of Ray Lavigne carry the whole band forward with such immense talent and effortlessness, and Soucy’s shapeshifting, dissonant, rhythmically twisted, and hella fun synths lead the way with an outstanding presence and sense of creativity.
‘Mayhem in Antarctica’ is gorgeously restored. I went through a full listen before finding out the music was played live, and just then the enjoyment factor immediately quadrupled. You can feel the energy that was in the room all those decades ago just by stepping into this consuming time capsule of a release.
