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...
by eyes cast down | Feb 27, 2017 | Album Reviews, Releases
Big gratitude to Richard Gürtler for his review of Souls Adrift, in Disrepair! It’s deep listeners like Richard, who thoroughly understand and love the music, whom I’m always hoping to reach. Here is Richard’s full review, which can also be seen...
by eyes cast down | Feb 9, 2017 | Airplay, The Creative Life, Working That Studio
2017 is off to a roaring good start! In mid-January, I completed recording for my fifth album, The White Island. It’s all improvised guitar pieces, though I pushed the concept a little for the last piece to be recorded, The Eons Are Closing. (Coolness points if you...
by eyes cast down | Jan 12, 2017 | The Creative Life, Working That Studio
2016 was largely the Year of Other People’s Music, as almost everything I worked on was either a cover piece or collaborative project. The year’s centerpiece was the July release of my fourth album, Souls Adrift, in Disrepair, most of which was recorded in 2015. You...
by eyes cast down | Nov 30, 2016 | Poems
One of the more personal pieces, this one – published four times during my mid-90s poetic phase. Learning last year of Majken’s early passing made sharing it here … inevitable. She is missed. *** New-grieving baby self: early warning genius Invisible...
by eyes cast down | Nov 3, 2016 | The Creative Life
It’s been too long since my album reviewing days and, while I lack sufficient time for the serious repeat listening which a good review requires, I can at least get back into the practice of calling attention to some of my favorite fellow artists in the...
by eyes cast down | Oct 17, 2016 | The Creative Life
As with all the arts – and sciences too – I think, one’s tastes and allegiances can – should – evolve over time. We may fanatically adhere to one musician, writer or artist above all in our youth then, in maturity, wonder what possessed us....
by eyes cast down | Aug 3, 2016 | Airplay, Releases
Airplay for the Souls Adrift, in Disrepair album so far is keying on two tracks: Fading Angel and Sirens of Maya. Thanks to the following for playing the music: Steve & Chrissie at One World Music Stefan Schulz at Syndae Bill Fox at Galactic Travels Chuck van Zyl...
by eyes cast down | Jun 20, 2016 | Releases
I’m delighted to announce the upcoming release of my fourth album, Souls Adrift, in Disrepair, on my Kalindi Music label. It will be available by download on July 12 and on CD shortly thereafter. The album’s release page is here. I think of the album...