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# Review | Floating Action - Desert Etiquette
- URL: https://www.musicsavage.com/review-floating-action-desert-etiquette/
- Published: 2011-02-15T14:19:47.000Z
- Updated: 2011-02-15T14:19:47.000Z
- Author: Kyle Mitchell
- Tags: Floating Action, #wordpress, #Import 2024-04-24 19:18

![](http://www.musicsavage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/fa-soccerlight.jpg "Floating Action")

[Eye of a Needle ](http://www.musicsavage.com/music/08%20Eye%20Of%20A%20Needle.mp3)[Rincon](http://www.musicsavage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/04-Rincon.mp3)

Named after a vintage Gretsch bass drum pedal, Floating Action is the pseudonym of Black Mountain, North Carolina-based musician, songwriter, and producer Seth Kauffman. Self-written, performed, produced and recorded, today marks the day Kauffman releases second album Desert Etiquette.

Titled for a Middle Eastern legend in which it is proper etiquette to leave a drinking vessel for the hypothetical next traveler near a remote oasis, Desert Etiquette is a dusty, stripped down sonic journey that is remarkably great to listen to.

The album has a great old feeling, its style is rather distinguishably indistinguishable, with elements of many styles, its a little bit surf, a little bit folk, but entirely lo-fi; an almost timeless sound that is lush and full of idiosyncrasies. I remember hearing the first sound of this album off a Park the Van CMJ sampler, the song [Rincon](http://www.musicsavage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/04-Rincon.mp3) has this old recording feeling, it pops and hisses, its full of wonderful layers of sound, guitars, guiro, claves, keys, that all fill in the sound and give this recording a real sense of originality.

It’s all really chill, a very west coast vibe on the entire album, from the sitar influence on Well Hidden, to the dusty, jangly Rincon, to the hazy Ambientador, this album’s got a lot to offer in a tight package. It might take a few listens to open pandora’s box on it, but it’s all well worth it.

Buy [Desert Etiquette](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004JZHVGI?ie=UTF8&tag=musisava-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004JZHVGI&ref=musicsavage.com)![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=musisava-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B004JZHVGI)