The Background
Alex and Graham spent years perfecting the sounds and recording techniques of P-Theory until it became a statement, a way of life, a concept and an idea who’s time had come to pass. The only way forward was to assemble the "A-Team" for their next project, a crew that didn't need things explaining and that had proven over the years that they could seemlessly integrate into the P-Theory vibe.

The Players
They always wanted to play the music they liked to hear, and longed for a new twist on the black rock / early funk / acid rock genre, one that would not just try and recreate the past for the sake of being retro, but would pick up the reins from the fore fathers and run with it.

Bold statement from a couple of white boy hicks from south central cheshire!

To play this music well, you not only have to master the physical techniques and licks, you have to create the right organic sounds and most importantly of all put your head in the right frame of mind where the vibe flows through. As soon as the funk becomes manufactured and arranged it is no longer is funky. Its supposed to smell, its supposed to be on the edge, its supposed to be bad ass and primal. It has to operate from within the chromozones and cells not from a song sheet.

The Cream
There was still a missing piece, the all important lead vocal. They knew what they wanted but just couldn't find it. The music screamed out for a huge black, gospel / funk voice. There was only one choice.....we had to go back to the root of it all, the home of the funk, Plainfield New Jersey. Their favourite vocalist (along with most P-Funk fans) was the mighty Glenn Goins. Glenn had died tragically at the age of 24.

They managed to find a route to Glenn's brother Kevin and made contact with him through his manager Barbera Thomas (wife of Keith and daughter in-law of founding member of the Parliaments Grady Thomas).

The Connection
Opportunities like this come along once in a lifetime, its what you do when they arrive that makes the difference! After months of talks and mutual muscle flexing and jokeying for position, it was on. Kevin agreed to come over to England for a two week period to make an album from the ground up with P-Theory as an equal member sharing both the creative and writing credits in equal measure with Graham and Alex.

The Venue
With such a unique opportunity, every step had to be taken to ensure that the creative process could be unleashed in full without restraints. So the venue was always going to be Castle Hill studios in North Wales where P-Theory had regularly recorded and thrown some almighty parties in the past. A 16th century converted brewery that used to be run by monks with the purest water source in Britain running underneath, it ensured that the live room (an underground cavern) delivered sufficient BOOM to make the recordings really stand out. So the room and mics were set up in the old school manner so all the instruments were played live at the same time....One take snakes!