Riptyde presents a new progressive fusion of electronic, hip hop, and prog music which features the spectacular solo flights of guitarist Allan Holdsworth on 8 of the album's 12 tracks, along with appearances by DJ 4Zone and Ekow Asare. Get ready for music that delves back into the some of the sounds pioneered by U.K., and simultaneously launches into future directions, with Chris Hoard on keys and stick, the classic sounds of rhodes, mellotron, and CS80 draw from influences like Tony Banks, Kerry Minnear, over a backdrop of acid jazz loops.