Over the last 20 years, Seth Kauffman has quietly released more than a dozen albums of languid, slightly exotic indie rock once clunkily described as “Appalachian Beck.” He plays and sings every note tracked in his basement studio with a DIY touch that renders the hallmark Floating Action sound characterized by slightly-off-kilter groove and woozy warmth. With a new LP dropping next month, we caught up with Kauffman at home in North Carolina to discuss all things Floating Action.
Category: Floating Action
Floating Action :: I Knew I Felt It
The return of Floating Action. “I Knew I Felt It” — the first taste from the forthcoming lp, Glacial Speed, due out in June.
Floating Action :: Reddingsbaadjie
Floating Action, the ongoing musical masterwork of North Carolina’s Seth Kauffman, defies easy categorization. Kauffman’s heady lo-fi synthesis of folk, surf, blues, funk, and other world (or otherworldly) influences, has yielded a rich back catalog, one worthy of far more attention than it typically garners. Dig in almost anywhere in his 16 years or so of releases and you’ll find sturdy gems that are diverse in genre and yet somehow unified by that Floating Action sound.
Floating Action :: Don’t Stop (Loving Me Now)
Black Mountain, NC blue-eyed soul. MP3: Floating Action :: Don’t Stop (Loving Me Now)