Antartica – Live Instrumental Performances

Marc Soucy (keyboards)

Jeff Carano (bass)

Ray Lavigne (drums)

Antartica presents a series of instrumental performances blending fusion, improvisation, cinematic textures, and progressive ensemble interplay.

Performed & Recorded in 1981-1983 • Analog Tape converted to Digital 1996 • Audio restoration & mastering by Marc in 2024-2026

Selected Press

“Soucy’s compositional voice is confident and unpredictable, moving fluidly between styles with a kind of effortless grace. …a masterful illusion where every shift in tone or tempo feels both surprising and inevitable.” — Euphony BlogNet June 3 2025

“…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 (keyboards) lead the way with an outstanding presence and sense of creativity.” — Rock Era Magazine April 11 2025

“I went through a full listen before finding out the music was played live, and just then the enjoyment factor immediately quadrupled." -- Rockerama Magazine April 11 2025

“Soucy’s keyboard work is …spiraling, funky, playful, and feverishly precise. His keys race and dart like flickering neon…” — De Ochtenschijn  April 30 2025

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