by Greg M | Oct 19, 2017 | News, The Creative Life, Working That Studio
Short version: Both performances were a total success! Everything sounded good and the audiences loved it all. This was, unquestionably, the highlight of my performance career so far. Details: My first visit to Philadelphia, and to St. Mary’s Church in Hamilton...
by Greg M | Oct 18, 2017 | News, The Creative Life, Working That Studio
It took us a few months to get this done, because of: moving house in May; camping vacation in July; and preparing for the Philadelphia concerts in October . . . but my studio, The Keep, is finally set up properly! It’s the largest room I’ve had yet, and now is also...
by Greg M | Oct 13, 2017 | Airplay, Releases
Big thanks to the following for playing music from The White Island in their recent broadcasts: Rusty Hodge of SomaFM, who premiered the full album on DroneZone on Oct. 3, to an audience of about 750. Rusty also premiered our Memory Palace album in 2014. I finally got...
by Greg M | Oct 8, 2017 | Album Reviews, Releases
Big thanks to Chuck van Zyl of Star’s End for his review of The White Island: Without words we would communicate by trading symbols. Recording as Eyes Cast Down, guitarist Greg Moorcroft produces music under this assumption. His album The White Island (73’44”)...
by eyes cast down | Sep 23, 2017 | News
My website, eyescastdown.com, has a brand new look and is mobile-friendly at last! I’m loving the new scenic photography on the home page, and Wade Chandler did a great job of “just shooting me” for the Press page. I felt the need to update my...
by eyes cast down | Sep 6, 2017 | Releases
My fifth album, The White Island, will be released on CD and in digital formats on October 1st, just in time for my performances on Philadelphia at The Gatherings and on Star’s End, on the 7th and 8th. This album concludes a most unexpected arc in my...
by eyes cast down | Jul 18, 2017 | Album Reviews, Releases
Big thanks to John Shanahan (Hypnagogue) for his review of Souls Adrift, in Disrepair (original post here). After over a decade, John is putting aside the Reviewer’s hat to undertake new ventures. His enthusiasm, keen observations and support will be greatly...
by eyes cast down | Jun 16, 2017 | Album Reviews, Releases
Big thanks to Chuck van Zyl for his review of the Souls Adrift, in Disrepair album (original post here) and support! I’m looking forward to working with him in October, for performances at the Gatherings and on Star’s End Radio. As I’ve said many...
by eyes cast down | Jun 8, 2017 | Album Reviews
Progressive rockers Yes’ 1974 release Relayer was one of the first albums that opened my ears to what was possible in music. Pretty difficult to overstate the importance of that – especially to an impressionable teenager. This was in the mid-70s. I...
by eyes cast down | Mar 2, 2017 | Album Reviews, Releases
Somehow I neglected to include Richard Gürtler’s May 2013 review of The Separate Ones here. Definitely an oversight, which I’m happy to rectify now. Many thanks, Richard! ***** Eyes Cast Down is Greg Moorcroft from Chicago and The Separate Ones is his...