The Arc Light Sessions "Of Thoughts and Other Misgivings"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: February 7, 2022
Tracklist

1. Don't You Believe (6:32)

2. Seeking (7:06)

3. Summer's Gone (2:49)

4. Eye of the Beholder (6:19)

5. Conundrum (7:52)

6. Autumn (4:36)

7. The Bitter End (6:12)

8. Always on the Verge (7:56)

Total Time 49:22

Line-up

John Alarcon: Piano, synthesizers, organ, mellotron and lead vocals

Hugo Emard: Bass

Steve Valmont: Drums

Luc Tremblay: Flute and oboe

Patrick Simpson: Guitars

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The Arc Light Sessions "The Poetry in Contemplation"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: May 3, 2021
Tracklist

1. De L'Espace (3:52) 

2. Ashes (7:21) 

3. Maybe (4:39) 

4. Pleasure And Pain (4:49) 

5. Beyond The Pale (3:44) 

6. As I Am (5:37) 

7. Unified (5:21) 

8. In Good Conscience Was I (8:36) 

Total Time 43:59

Line-up

​John Alarcon (Synthology): Piano, synthesizers, organ, mellotron and lead vocals

Hugo Emard: Bass

Steve Valmont: Drums

Luc Tremblay: Flute and oboe

Patrick Simpson: Guitars

Michel Radisson: Cello and contrabass

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The Arc Light Sessions "A State of Equilibrium"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: January 24 , 2021
Tracklist

1. Get Ready (3:41) 

2. All They Knew (5:11) 

3. Whether We Like It (3:04) 

4. All Turns To White (5:06) 

5. Sarabande (8:08) 

6. After The Fall (4:19) 

7. Fables (8:02) 

8. ​Stories (5:12) 

9. The Here And Now (8:04) 

Total Time 50:47

Line-up

​John Alarcon (Synthology): Piano, synthesizers, organ, mellotron and lead vocals

Hugo Emard: Bass

Steve Valmont: Drums

Luc Tremblay: Flute and oboe

Patrick Simpson: Guitars

James Alarcon: Guitar (8)

Michel Radisson: Cello and contrabass

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The Arc Light Sessions "A Song for the Misbegotten"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: October 18, 2020
Tracklist

1. The Name Of The Game (7:53) 

2. A Fall From Grace (5:45) 

3. Once Is Not Enough (2:39) 

4. How Strange Our Existence (7:32) 

5. Parallax (3:28) 

6. In Deeper Thought (5:09) 

7. Above The Fray (5:52) 

8. The Return (2:52) 

9. A Song For The Misbegotten (8:12) 

Total Time 49:22

Line-up

​John Alarcon (Synthology): Piano, synthesizers, organ, mellotron and lead vocals

Hugo Emard: Bass

Steve Valmont: Drums

Luc Tremblay: Flute and oboe

Patrick Simpson: Guitars

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The Arc Light Sessions "The Discovery of Light"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: June 14, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. The Universe Calls (6:15)
2. Voices (6:50)
3. El Viento (5:52)
4. Masks (3:53)
5. Riverside (4:17)
6. If The World Was Kinder (6:28)
7. The Discovery Of Light (7:53)
8. The Fading Sun (1:57)

Total Time 43:25

Line-up: 
John Alarcon: Piano, synthesizers, organ, mellotron and lead vocals
Hugo Emard: Bass
Steve Valmont: Drums
Luc Tremblay: Flute and oboe
Patrick Simpson: Guitars
James Alarcon: Guitar (8)

Media/Samples 
Stream

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The Arc Light Sessions "The Unintended Consequence of Memory"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: April 20, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. All Our Sorrows    (5:25)
2. The Company We Keep  (6:42)
3. To the People  (6:19)
4. The Persistence of Memory  (4:09)
5. Trouble in Paradise  (4:45)
6. Into the Ether  (2:50)
7. The Enemy Time (8:20)
8. The Mystery  (6:00)

Line-up: 
John Alarcon: Piano, synthesizers, organ, mellotron and lead vocals
Hugo Emard: Bass
Steve Valmont: Drums
Luc Tremblay: Flute and oboe
Patrick Simpson: Guitars

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8 tracks

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The Arc Light Sessions "Chromatic Overture"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: March 1, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Reality (6:51)
2. Red Flower Of Summer (4:53)
3. All In Time (5:25)
4. Spellbound (3:15)
5. A Place For You (6:04)
6. Move Aside (4:09)
7. Wasn’t Born Yesterday (4:00)
8. These Winter Blues (4:59)
9. It All Begins...... (6:42)
10. ........In This Life (5:58)

Total Time 52:16

Line-up: 
John Alarcon: piano, synthesizers, organ and mellotron, lead vocals
Hugo Emard: bass
Steve Valmont: drums
Luc Tremblay: flute and oboe
Patrick Simpson: guitars

Media/Samples 
6 tracks

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The Arc Light Sessions "ReMastered"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: February 1, 2017
Tracklist: 

1. Open Your Eyes (5:54)
2. Day By Day (8:51)
3. Maesltrom (4:06)
4. The Old Man And The Sea (7:12)
5. The Ghosts Of Winters Past (3:24)
6. Don’t You Be Afraid (7:02)
7. Rainbows (4:41)
8. What Time Only Knows..... (5:04)
9. ......Exodus (5:58)

Total time 52:12

Line-up: 
John Alarcon: Piano, organ, synthesizer, mellotron and lead vocals
Chris Atwill: Lead and backing vocals (4)
Hugo Emard: Bass
Steve Valmont: Drums
Patrick Simpson: Guitars
Luc Tremblay: Flute and Oboe

Description/Reviews: 

The album contains 7 new tracks and 2 re-recorded tracks from the "Perchance to Dream" album.

Media/Samples 
Open Your Eyes
The Old Man and the Sea 

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The Arc Light Sessions "Kaleidoscope"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: February 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Blue
2. Fool's Gold

3. In My Small World

4. A Road Less Travelled 

5. Those Glorious Times

6. Why We're Here

7. La Riviera Maya 

8. The Carnival of Life

9. Kaleidoscope: 

 i) Sooner or Later.... 

 ii) ...All Fades to White

Line-up: 
John Alarcon: Piano, organ, synthesizer, mellotron
Chris Atwill: Lead and backing vocals
Hugo Emard: Bass
Steve Valmont: Drums
Patrick Simpson: Guitars
Luc Tremblay: Flute and Oboe

Description/Reviews: 

This sophomore release is more conventionally progressive than the debut and features a more polished recording quality as well as the chance to compose exclusively for Chris's massive and multi-ranged voice. Plus a good deal of mellotron to boot! 

Media/Samples 
A Road Less Travelled
Blue
In My Small World

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The Arc Light Sessions "Perchance to Dream"

Country: Canada
Sub Genre: Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: January 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Perchance to Dream....... (6:40)
2. ........Only To Awake           (3:38)
3.  There Will Come a Day    (5:31)
4  Through These Years       (2:59)
5. Please Let me Know  (5:52)
6. Eye of the Storm (3:31)
7. The Old Man and the Sea   (7:08)
8. The Ghosts of Winters Past  (3:42)
9. Jigsaw (3:01)
10. Deception Days (6:01)
11. Misunderstood (4:09)
12. Over the Horizon........  (4:51)
13. .......Till the End    (7:01)

Line-up: 
John Alarcon: Piano, synthesizer, mellotron
Michael Dionne: Lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
Luc Tremblay: Flute
Joel Thomas: 12 string guitar
Peter Warren: Bass
Pierre Arsenault: Drums

Description/Reviews: 

Formerly working under the name Synthology, keyboardist John Alarcon released two albums in the early 2000's. Now 13 years later he is back working with other musicians to put together another progressive rock release which fans of the genre will hopefully enjoy. Perchance to Dream is an art rock/ progressive rock album with emphasis on keyboards and spacey lead guitar with just enough of a nod to the masters of 70's movement. (CDBaby.com)

Media/Samples 
The old man and the sea
Jigsaw
The Ghosts of Winters Past
Deception Days

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