This is a track that will get under your skin. Once the melody and light-hearted synth chorus have hooked you, you’ll be bitten, just like the noble lady in the photo.

Guitars : Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS M.N.

Bass : AKAI S5000 (Ibanez SR900)

Keyboards : Roland JV80, Arturia Keylab61, Arturia V-Collection, AIR Instruments  

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer

The title of this track refers to the stimuli you have to process when listening to a thunderous stream of successive guitar and keyboard riffs. Before you’ve even finished listening to the first melody, the next one is already grabbing your attention. A new development awaits at every turn. Hopefully it will be a brain-pleaser for you….

Guitars : Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS M.N., Ovation acoustic 

Bass : Yamaha RBX, AKAI S5000 (Ibanez SR900)

Keyboards : Korg MS10, Roland JV80, Arturia Keylab61, Arturia V-Collection, Spitfire Solo Violin & BBC Symphony Orchestra 

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer

Isn’t it about time to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the rat race? Chill out and relax with this captivating rock track with its bluesy vibe.

Guitars : Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS M.N.

Bass : AKAI S5000 (Ibanez SR900)

Keyboards : Korg MS10, Arturia Keylab61,  AIR Instruments

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer

No mike needed. Just a mix of synths and guitars, blended together.

Guitars : Fender Stratocaster HSS BLK Maple, Fender Classic acoustic 

Bass : Yamaha RBX, AKAI S5000 (Ibanez SR900)

Keyboards : Korg MS10, Roland D50, Roland JV80, Arturia Keylab61, Arturia V-Collection, AIR Instruments, Spitfire BBC Symphony Orchestra 

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer

 ‘Epherema’ refers to something created for short-term use, such as advertising, but which eventually becomes a collector’s item. Anyone who still has the newspaper pictured here could make a fortune!

Guitars : Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS M.N. 

Bass : AKAI S5000 (Ibanez SR900)

Keyboards : Roland D50, Roland JV80, Arturia Keylab61, Arturia V-Collection, AIR Instruments, Spitfire BBC Symphony Orchestra

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer

This track emerged from the desire to write a straightforward, old-school rock song that gets straight to the point, albeit with a frantic edge. Hence the title.

Guitars : Fender Stratocaster Eric Clapton

Bass : Ampl Bass

Keyboards : Roland JV80, Arturia Keylab61, AIR Instruments 

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer

Although the track starts with a striking guitar riff, it is the keyboards that gradually take centre stage and give the track its ‘Heyday’ feel.

Guitars : Fender Stratocaster solid body Sunburst 1979, Ovation acoustic  

Bass : Yamaha RBX, AKAI S5000 (Ibanez SR900)

Keyboards : Roland D50, Roland JV80, Arturia Keylab61, Arturia V-Collection, AIR Instruments 

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer

Things don’t always go your way in life. Sometimes, things turn out worse than expected.  ‘Impediment’ was written during a period when we were experiencing setbacks.

Guitars : Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS M.N., Ovation acoustic 

Bass : AKAI S5000 (Ibanez SR900)

Keyboards : Roland D50, Roland JV80, Arturia Keylab61, Arturia V-Collection, AIR Instruments 

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer

 Inesperado hints at the unexpected use of a classical guitar in this hard-hitting rock track.  The stunning photograph captures the perfect harmony between the two instruments.

Guitars : Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS M.N., Ovation acoustic, Fender Classic acoustic 

Bass : Yamaha RBX, AKAI S5000 (Ibanez SR900)

Keyboards : Roland JV80, Arturia Keylab61, Arturia V-Collection, AIR Instruments, Spitfire BBC Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Ensemble 

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer

This song is a protest against whaling, which is still practised by certain countries. Omura is the name of a rarely seen species of whale, now almost extinct. These magnificent mammals, often referred to as the last living dinosaurs, deserve our full attention and protection.

Guitars : Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS M.N., Ovation acoustic 

Bass : Yamaha RBX, AKAI S5000 (Ibanez SR900)

Keyboards : Roland JV80, Arturia Keylab61, Arturia V-Collection, Spitfire Solo Violin, AIR Instruments 

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer

We usually focus on what we see, but it is often what happens in the shade that really matters.  Penumbra is a shadow world for those who look beyond.

Guitars : Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS M.N., Ovation acoustic 

Bass : AKAI S5000 (Ibanez SR900)

Keyboards : Arturia Keylab61, Arturia V-Collection, AIR Instruments, Rob Papen Predator 

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer

This is the first song ever composed by Action in Progress! It was a birthday gift for a good friend who turned sixty. The photo shows a desperate attempt to make time stand still.

Guitars : Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS M.N.

Bass : Yamaha RBX, AKAI S5000 (Ibanez SR900)

Keyboards : Roland JV80, Arturia Keylab61, Arturia V-Collection, AIR Instruments 

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer

‘Skirmish’ is undoubtedly the most distinctive track on the album. All of the electric guitar sounds, both in the foreground and background, are produced by a Fender Stratocaster Ritchie Blackmore Signature model.  As the track progresses, the synthesiser becomes more prominent. The track becomes a skirmish, serving as a metaphor for the duality of life.

Guitars : Fender Stratocaster Ritchie Blackmore, Ovation acoustic 

Bass : AKAI S5000 (Ibanez SR900)

Keyboards : Roland D50, Roland JV80, Arturia Keylab61, Arturia V-Collection 

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer

Suppose the Earth’s orbit were to shift a little closer to the Sun…

Guitars : Fender Stratocaster HSS BLK Maple, Ovation acoustic 

Bass : Yamaha RBX, AKAI S5000 (Ibanez SR900)

Keyboards : Roland D50, Roland JV80, Arturia Keylab61, Arturia V-Collection, AIR Instruments 

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer

Triton was the son of Poseidon (Neptune) and rode across the water alongside sea monsters and nymphs. The most musical of the group, he would regularly blow on his conch shell to raise or calm the waves. He led a dissolute life, but it was best not to disturb him whilst he was sleeping off his hangover…

Guitars : Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS M.N., Ovation acoustic 

Bass : AKAI S5000 (Ibanez SR900)

Keyboards : Roland D50, Roland JV80, Arturia Keylab61, Arturia V-Collection 

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer

Verdigris refers to the green patina often seen on statues. This track could be likened to a sculpture from the 1970s, with a foundation of hard rock, richly adorned with blues elements and repetitive riffs.

Guitars : Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS M.N.

Bass : AKAI S5000 (Ibanez SR900)

Keyboards : Arturia Keylab61,  AIR Instruments

Harmonica : Hohner Blues Harp

Percussion : Meinl tambourine

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer

 In these turbulent and uncertain times, the world we live in is Whirled.

Guitars : Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS M.N.

Bass : Ampl Bass

Keyboards : Roland D50, Roland JV80, Arturia Keylab61, Arturia V-Collection, Spitfire BBC Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Ensemble 

Drums : Toontrack Superior Drummer