The work is evidence of a phenomenon called paramutation, in which orders issued by a version of a gene (an allele, in the jargon) in one generation are remembered in subsequent generations, even if the allele itself has not been inherited.
The quintet is a two-generation band, with Lake's sons Gene (on drums) and DJ Jahi Sundance (on turntables), along with Freddie Hendrix on trumpet and organist Jared Gold.