"On pianist Kevin Kern's fifth album, as his longtime producer Terence Yallop puts it, ""he welcomes some new influences to his musical palette."" Together they re-visit a composition technique they haven't used in a while, Kern explains. ""In this case, we used a variety of inspirational sources ranging from two sketching sessions with a concert grand in a recording studio with the tape running continuously, to a wide-ranging exploration of each other's musical tastes in my home."