NEW MUSIC FROM NAIM: Get The Blessing 'Lope and Antilope'

"the right balance between what once was and what now is" **** God Is In The TV

"surrender yourself to noir soundscapes conjured by a combination of controlled eccentricity, tight execution and crafty production... irresistible" BBC Music Magazine

Bassist Jim Barr once remarked that Get The Blessing were "total outsiders" and "the punk entry" when they won the 2008 BBC Jazz Award for Best Album with ‘All Is Yes'. Almost six years later and four albums down the line, the same could still be said to hold true, albeit with a little more age and wisdom at their disposal. Lope and Antilope is the band's fourth album (second for Naim Jazz Records) and whilst to some degree the thrashing rhythms of previous albums have advanced into more mellow territory, the irreverent and mischievous attitude is still very much in evidence: with a fixation for words that end in ‘ope' Get The Blessing return with their most sophisticated album to date.

Formed in 2000 to share a fascination with the improvisation and monophonic nature of Ornette Coleman's earlier works, the Bristol-based four-piece can now boast a truly international fan base and the last two years have seen them take their cellophane masks half way round the world and back.The line up of Portishead rhythm masters Jim Barr and Clive Deamer (now also a member of Radiohead's live band)  on bass and drums respectively, Pete Judge on trumpet and Jake McMurchie on saxophone also features Portishead guitarist Adrian Utley with Bat for Lashes guitarist Tim Allen brought in to engineer the recording sessions.

Get The Blessing are a band not very serious about making seriously good music, that as much as we try to pigeon-hole them as the grandchild of a Soft Machine or Tortoise, Ennio Morricone, Ornette Coleman or even  The Sonics, must be heard to be beliEved...plus the vinyl is typically bright orange (what is not to like?!).

Buy 'Lope and Antilope' on CD, 180gm bright orange LP (+HD Download Code) or 24/44.1kHz Hi Def WAV, ALAC or FLAC from today HERE.

Listen to album opener 'Quiet' in full HERE on SoundCloud.

Get The Blessing - Live in 2014