Jim Barr : bass
Portishead, Jukes, Nik Young, John Parrish, Marc Gauvin, the invisible pair of hands
Clive Deamer : drums
robert plant, portishead, roni size, jools holland, dr john, tom jones, hawkwind
Pete Judge : trumpet
super furry animals, organelles, artic, morning star, mopti, papa noel, kneehigh theatre
Jake McMurchie : saxophone
portishead, super furry animals, mackay, oblit-r8, what four, ultrasound, nyjo
Influences
Cake, Ornette Coleman, Kings of Leon, Albert Ayler, Esborn Svensson Trio, Acoustic Ladyland, Dick Dale, Tony Orrell, North African Cuisine, Lycanthropy, small motorcycles, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, the sun, moon and stars, more cake, domestic cleaning products, beans, Ian Dury, always room for more cake
"Gloriously powerful"
***** -BBC Music Magazine
"Seamless and Startling"
****- The Times
"A revelation" ****-Evening Standard
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The Blessing was formed in 2000 to share a fascination with improvised music, a pathological distrust of chords and a passion for north-african cuisine. We started out playing the music of Ornette Coleman but began slowly to madi a noise of our own. We began to write tunes and a turning point came in 2006 when we finally got in the studio and a new sound emerged almost overnight. Our new approach has much in common with the current crop of trailblazers, bands such as EST, Polar Bear and Acoustic Ladyland, and draws from influences as diverse as the Kings of Leon, Morphine, Elvis Costello and Albert Ayler.
"...jazz-informed art-rock at its finest, and if there was more musical quality on another stage west of London, I'll eat my hat." Venue Magazine
"right now they're simply awesome"
"For pure ensemble creativity, this is the place" Bath Evening Chronicle
Thanks for the request. I caught you at ATP and enjoyed the set then forgot it (and most of that weekend). Thanks again for reminding me, hopefully I'll catch you again in the future. Until then, good luck in all your endeavours.
hi there! greetings... hey, just a little comment: I'm really pissed off! every single record store I go looking for your albums, they go: "the blessing... is there even a group named like that? you sure?" Im getting tired of living in Mexico... it's reallu hard to find good music
hey guys hope you can make it down to the fleece on wed 16th july to see the amazing french band wot i manage with the curious name of Coming Soon, myspace.com/starsoon. pay on the door if you like but you're welcome as my guests cheers Adrian
HEY! Thanks for all the support!I've lost a total of 19 pounds since I started and wanted to let you know that the new pics are up! Go check them out and let me know what you think! Again, thanks. You are awesome. =)
