In the mid 1990's, guitarist John Dandry, and bassist Will Langford spent hours upon hours in the practice room developing a unique and provocative sound. Meanwhile, the duo had the opportunity to spend time in the recording studio, working on their own projects as well as recording tracks for other artists. As a result, their sound got phater and their jams got more psychedelic. Regardless, they felt as if something was missing, and in the summer of 1998 they met Joshua Gold (keyboards) and things just seemed to explode in a colorful hue of melodic and rhythmic soul satisfaction. Together with drummer "Mean" Willie Green of the Neville Brothers, the group began gigging at most every venue in the New Orleans area.
With an evolving, large underground grassroots following from the under-water world of hypnotic groove jams to the rocky, hippy-trick fusion scene, HP began to provide an elaborate array of flavors constantly mixing up and adding to their undefined collage of musical bliss.
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