It was recorded in Carmen's home studio, Loose Connections, in Darlinghurst, NSW and mixed and mastered at BJB Studios by Chris Townend.

[2] Carmen states this album was inspired by funk pioneer Betty Davis.

"[3] "Mainly it was just me alone with headphones on, in my own little world..."[4] In 2022 she reflected on the recording process for Talkhouse "I knew I was making a really weird-sounding album that was not likely to find many listeners, but I couldn’t stop.

It felt like a statement album: This is who I am, if you don’t like the heat, get out of the kitchen.

I didn’t even think about trying to find a label to release it; I just got it all ready for release, got quotes from CD printing places, squirreled away what funds I could towards it, and put the rest on a shonky credit card.