Английская Википедия:Floating Action
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Floating Action is a band from Black Mountain, North Carolina, founded by Seth Kauffman. Kauffman is the band's sole lyricist, songwriter, recorder and producer, in addition to playing almost all the music.[1] Kauffman has been called "the underappreciated genius of the Asheville music scene",[2] and has been compared to Harry Nilsson.[3] Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Kauffman's frequent collaborator, called him "the most underrated person in music".[4] He has also been praised by the Black Keys,[5] Zach Miller of Dr. Dog,[6] and Jonah Hill.[3]
History
Floating Action was formed by Kauffman after his previous musical project, the Motown sound group The Choosy Beggars, broke up in 2005.[7] The project was named after an out-of-date Gretsch kick-drum pedal.[1] Kauffman is also a member of the reggae- and dub-influenced duo Lord King, along with Evan Martin.[8] Kauffman wrote and recorded an album with Michael Nau of Cotton Jones and Mighty Thread while quarantined under the project name Dream Sitch.[9] He has also released a solo album called Ting.[10]
Floating Action performed at South by Southwest in 2009[11] and at the Hangout Music Festival in 2017.[12]
Kauffman is notable for his contributions to other musicians' albums. He played guitar on Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence[13] and Angel Olsen's My Woman,[14] bass on Jim James' Uniform Distortion,[15] and drums on Tyler Ramsey's The Valley Wind.[16] James and Olsen appeared on Floating Action's 2016 album, Hold Your Fire.[17] Other albums Kauffman has played on include three Ray LaMontagne releases (Supernova, Ouroboros, and Part of the Light)[18] and Good Advice by Basia Bulat.[19] He has produced music for Georgia Fair, Courtney Jaye, Lissie,[1] and Daniel Martin Moore.[20]
Floating Action has released 11 full-length albums.[21] His most recent album, Outsider Art, received a digital release before its expected vinyl release due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]
Musical style
Floating Action's music blends multiple styles, including indie rock, folk, dub, and blues. Seth Kauffman has described Floating Action's sound as "lo-fi Carolina funk."[1] Floating Action's music has been compared to the Beatles,[5] the Black Keys,[23] James Brown,[5] Casiotone for the Painfully Alone,[24] Ray Davies,[25] Dr. Dog,[26] the Flaming Lips,[27] John Mayer,[24] Menomena,[23] My Morning Jacket,[26] Okkervil River,[23] Bill Withers,[27] and the xx.[28]
Full-Length Releases
- Research (2008, Park the Van, as Seth Kauffman)[29]
- Floating Action (2009, Park the Van)[29]
- Desert Etiquette (2011, Park the Van)[30]
- Fake Blood (2012, Removador)[31]
- Body Action (2014, New West)[32]
- Hold Your Fire (2016, PIAPTK[33])[17]
- Is It Exquisite? (2017, PIAPTK[33])[34]
- Heartache Essentials (2018, PIAPTK[35])[36]
- Old World Camels (2019, PIAPTK[33])[37]
- Outsider Art (2020, PIAPTK[33])
- Jinx Protecting (2022, PIAPTK[33])
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