REVIEWS
& STREAMING
the STIR series
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TASHKENT CLUB FIRE
“Marc Soucy tosses out the rulebook and hands us a piece of music that feels more like a memory—half-formed, volatile, and emotionally raw.” — KVG, HellaFuzz May 19 2025
“…draw(s) the listener into a soundscape that captures both chaos and sorrow with remarkable subtlety.” — Aakster, The Morning Shine May 12 2025
DRIFTER IN PARADISE
“…a mirage set to music. Imagine the last embers of a desert sun slipping beneath the horizon, dust kicking up around a lone figure with nowhere to be and everywhere to go. That’s the world Soucy paints in this instrumental masterwork.” — KVG May 20 2025
“Drifter In Paradise is a masterclass in musical storytelling. … a testament to his skill as a composer….” —Allen Peterson Reviews August 4 2024 FULL REVIEW
PTSD: PARIS-TOKYO SUBORBITAL DEPARTURES
“‘PTSD’ is an incomparable experience of urban soundscapes… …a sonic experience that is as haunting as it is beautiful.” — Indie Music Flix August 28 2024
“…an otherworldly, dreamy and feverish sonic journey.” — Gabriel Mazza, Mesmerized.io September 2 2024
THAT THING YOU SAID
“…a slow-burning meditation about the weight of language, the fragility of connection, and the beautiful ache of memories.” — Zillions Magazine May 26 2025
”Marc Soucy is a neo-classical composer … with such vivid ideas of ambience and feeling. He crafts presence like no other. … Each curve is marked by a sparkling instrumental perspective that you can float away with.” — Good Music Radar September 21 2024
THE PARADIGM’S SHIFT
“Melodies dance in unlikely sequences… the track stimulates cognition as artfully as any elite classical or jazz composition. …Marc Soucy once more affirms his status as a visionary artist of the highest order.” —Medium / EDM October 8 2024
“The Paradigm’s Shift” is a stunning achievement from Marc Soucy. …it pushes the boundaries of what electronic music can be,… a powerful, ambitious, and unforgettable piece of music.” -Parkett Channel October 18 2024
THE TONG
“Soucy's handling of tension, crescendos, musical pauses, and arrangements to ensure the piece doesn't feel monotonous and flows seamlessly is masterful …With “The Tong ,” Marc allows art to stare darkness in the face and transform it into a haunting beauty.” — Esteban Mauricio Soria, Sound Loop Magazine May 26 2025
“…it feels less like a song and more like a portal to another dimension, one formed by shadows, memories, and unresolved tension. Elegant yet unsettling, refined yet raw, …he pushes the boundaries of what instrumental music can do.” — The Morning Shine June 1 2025
CHILL
“A cleverly orchestrated minimalism … Marc Soucy masters the art of the musical unspoken, of those moments when we guess more than we hear. …Chill has nothing to prove. It is content to exist, in its perfect simplicity.” — Extravafrench January 4 2025
“Perhaps this is Marc Soucy’s greatest merit - making us feel in a place we have never been, in a time that perhaps not even he lived, all this with a current sound. …Soucy is on the right path to becoming a rising name in the music scene.” — Jessica Marinho, Brazil December 30 2024
MONTANA
“Through lush orchestration, stirring piano melodies, and a deep sense of nostalgia, Soucy crafts a piece that speaks volumes about the evolution of a nation…” — Austin Sher, We Write About Music February 6 2025
“Few instrumental tracks carry such emotional weight, but Soucy’s attention to detail ensures that Montana is …history brought to life. … proving that a well-placed melody can speak louder than words ever could.” — Music and Entertainers February 24 2025
SYMPATICO NOW
“‘Sympatico Now’ is … an … intricate tapestry of elements that shouldn't fit together but do seamlessly. Soucy's ability … should prove to industry professionals that there is still room for genuine originality.” — HypeHub Magazine March 10 2025
“‘Sympatico Now’ … would be the soundtrack to one of those vivid, cinematic visions that linger long after you wake up. …Murmured voices swirl in the background, adding an air of mystery, like ghostly whispers in the wind, before the strings surge in—rich, powerful, and undeniably hypnotic.” — Illustrate Magazine March 8 2025
NANTUCKET S.W.A.T.
“What truly sets 'Nantucket S.W.A.T.' apart is its sense of humor and surrealism. While the music delivers a high-energy, cinematic experience, the storyline’s absurdity adds a layer of lighthearted fun that makes the track stand out…” — Graham, Hit Harmony Haven April 4 2025
“With Nantucket S.W.A.T, he turns a whimsical idea into a full-blown auditory experience that’s at once groovy, gripping, and refreshingly weird.” — Good Music Radar April 8 2025
AMERICAN VELOCITY
“…he channels the spirit of his idols with astonishing clarity and emotion. These moments feel less like imitation and more like a séance; their ghosts breathe through his keys.….blending past and present with courage and joy.” — Graham, Hit Harmony Haven May 5 2025
“…building a rhythmic architecture where Copland could nod to Kraftwerk, and Gershwin could dance alongside the ghosts of Appalachian hymns…. It moves like a bullet train through thematic landscapes.” — Aakster, The Morning Shine May 3 2025
THROUGH THE QUADRANGLE
“…a musical pilgrimage across time and space. … intellectually provocative and emotionally potent. It is a representation of the capacity of musical expression to move across cultures…” — teethsound June 7 2025
“…neither a song nor a simple collage—it's a sensory bridge between dream and the unconscious, a souk of emotions where each instrument is a merchant of images.” — Extravafrench June 9 2025
TASHKENT CLUB FIRE - CLUB FIRE MIX
“Marc Soucy’s ‘Tashkent Club Fire’ is not a song you simply listen to—it’s one you survive. … it captures a surreal moment of disaster and stretches it into an ambient soundscape that’s as disturbing as it is hypnotic.” — You Hear Us blog May 28 2025
PTSD: COMMERCIAL FREE MIX
“The track pairs dark, pulsing synths with glitched-out beats and shifting atmospheric layers like the opening sequence to a psychological sci-fi film. Distant echoes and synthetic textures evoke claustrophobia and vastness, a fitting juxtaposition for a title that merges high-speed transit with psychological dislocation.” — New Fire Magazine May 20 2025
REVIEWS
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Marc Soucy: electric grand piano, organ, analog synthesizers
Jeff Carano: bass guitar
Ray Lavigne: drums, percussion, and furnace parts
“…when Marc Soucy, alongside Jeff Carano and Ray Lavigne, got together and produced a sound so grandiose and precise it could tunnel through mountains.” — RockeraMagazine April 25 2025
Mayhem in Antartica
“Soucy delivers a crystallized moment of his musical youth,… a fascinating hybrid of improvisation and calculated composition” — Radio Amarzen April 4 2025
‘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." -- Rockerama Magazine April 11 2025
Charlie Backwards
“Soucy’s keyboard work is the song’s beating heart—spiraling, funky, playful, and feverishly precise. His keys race and dart like flickering neon across the midnight pavement, summoning the spirit of Vince Guaraldi with a modern, rebellious twist.” — Cheeran Zoe, De Ochtenschijn April 30 2025
“The most fascinating thing about this late single is its undiminished energy: we hear all the insolence, the freshness, the creative fever of a young composer who already firmly believed in music as a major art.” — extravafrench April 24 2025
When I Take the Five
“Having spent years exploring the contours of progressive rock, “When I Take The Five” finds him stepping into jazz territory, drawing particular inspiration from the West Coast cool jazz movement and the iconic work of Dave Brubeck. The track’s title itself is a nod to Brubeck’s classic “Take Five,” but Soucy takes the genre into unexpected terrain…” — Tamara Jenna, TJPL News May 16 2025
“What makes this track particularly noteworthy is its stripped-back structure. … just piano, bass, and drums. This minimalism allows the listener to appreciate the nuances of Soucy's touch on the keyboard and his command of melody and rhythm.” — Federico, Dolce Brano (Italy) May 16 2025
No This Isn’t Jazz Either
“Soucy’s compositional voice is confident and unpredictable, moving fluidly between styles with a kind of effortless grace. …it feels like controlled freedom—a masterful illusion where every shift in tone or tempo feels both surprising and inevitable.” — Levi, Euphony BlogNet June 3 2025
“Within its sharp edges and abstract forms lies a meticulous beauty, music created for those who seek something beyond melody and rhythm. It embodies mood, structure, cinema, and perhaps a hint of madness.” — FireFox Magazine June 2 2025
The Out Cats
“…funk grooves twist around jazz-like structures, synths stab with an 80s horror vibe…by the time the piano takes center stage in the middle of the song, you’re deep in Soucy’s world — and it’s a wild place.” — Edgar Allen Poets June 13 2025
“…a thrilling, shape-shifting voyage that cements Soucy’s place as a fearless architect of sound.” — Austin Sher, We Write About Music June 14 2025
Too Cool For You
a Marc Soucy solo production