diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/MusicControllerActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/MusicControllerActivity.java
index a4ddc06b..54bba598 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/MusicControllerActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/MusicControllerActivity.java
@@ -95,15 +95,13 @@ public class MusicControllerActivity extends AbsFabActivity {
     ImageView albumArtBackground;
     @InjectView(R.id.album_art)
     SquareIfPlaceImageView albumArt;
-    @InjectView(R.id.song_current_progress)
-    TextView songCurrentProgress;
-    @InjectView(R.id.song_total_time)
-    TextView songTotalTime;
-    @InjectView(R.id.progress_slider)
-    SeekBar progressSlider;
     @InjectView(R.id.toolbar)
     Toolbar toolbar;
 
+    TextView songCurrentProgress;
+    TextView songTotalTime;
+    SeekBar progressSlider;
+
     private int lastFooterColor = -1;
     private int lastTextColor = -2;
 
@@ -126,11 +124,11 @@ public class MusicControllerActivity extends AbsFabActivity {
         setStatusBarTransparent();
 
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        setContentView(R.layout.activity_music_controller);
+        ButterKnife.inject(this);
 
         initAppearanceVarsFromSharedPrefs();
-
-        setContentView(alternativeProgressSlider ? R.layout.activity_music_controller_alternative_progress_slider : R.layout.activity_music_controller);
-        ButterKnife.inject(this);
+        initProgressSliderDependentViews();
 
         moveSeekBarIntoPlace();
         adjustTitleBoxSize();
@@ -143,6 +141,22 @@ public class MusicControllerActivity extends AbsFabActivity {
         updateCurrentSong();
     }
 
+    private void initProgressSliderDependentViews() {
+        if (alternativeProgressSlider) {
+            findViewById(R.id.default_progress_container).setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            findViewById(R.id.default_progress_slider).setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            findViewById(R.id.alternative_progress_container).setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+
+            songCurrentProgress = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.alternative_song_current_progress);
+            songTotalTime = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.alternative_song_total_time);
+            progressSlider = (SeekBar) findViewById(R.id.alternative_progress_slider);
+        } else {
+            songCurrentProgress = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.default_song_current_progress);
+            songTotalTime = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.default_song_total_time);
+            progressSlider = (SeekBar) findViewById(R.id.default_progress_slider);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void setUpAlbumArtViews() {
         albumArtBackground.setAlpha(0.7f);
         albumArt.forceSquare(forceSquareAlbumArt);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_music_controller.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_music_controller.xml
index 58ed95e8..a5c670ff 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_music_controller.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_music_controller.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,53 @@
         android:background="?android:colorBackground"
         android:orientation="vertical">
 
+        <RelativeLayout
+            android:id="@+id/alternative_progress_container"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="@dimen/progress_container_height"
+            android:background="?music_controller_container_color"
+            android:elevation="@dimen/toolbar_elevation"
+            android:visibility="gone"
+            tools:ignore="UnusedAttribute">
+
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/alternative_song_current_progress"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
+                android:fontFamily="sans-serif-medium"
+                android:gravity="center_vertical|left|end"
+                android:paddingLeft="8dp"
+                android:singleLine="true"
+                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Title"
+                android:textColor="?themed_drawable_color"
+                android:textSize="10sp"
+                tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded,RtlSymmetry,SmallSp" />
+
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/alternative_song_total_time"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+                android:fontFamily="sans-serif-medium"
+                android:gravity="center_vertical|right|end"
+                android:paddingRight="8dp"
+                android:singleLine="true"
+                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Title"
+                android:textColor="?themed_drawable_color"
+                android:textSize="10sp"
+                tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded,RtlSymmetry,SmallSp" />
+
+            <SeekBar
+                android:id="@+id/alternative_progress_slider"
+                style="@style/MusicProgressSlider"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/alternative_song_total_time"
+                android:layout_toRightOf="@id/alternative_song_current_progress"
+                tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded,UnusedAttribute" />
+
+        </RelativeLayout>
+
         <LinearLayout
             android:id="@+id/footer"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -58,15 +105,14 @@
             tools:ignore="ContentDescription,UnusedAttribute">
 
             <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
-                app:cardBackgroundColor="?music_controller_container_color"
                 android:id="@+id/playback_controller_card"
-                android:visibility="gone"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="match_parent"
-                android:layout_margin="16dp" />
+                android:layout_margin="16dp"
+                android:visibility="gone"
+                app:cardBackgroundColor="?music_controller_container_color" />
 
             <ImageButton
-                android:elevation="8dp"
                 android:id="@+id/prev_button"
                 android:layout_width="72dp"
                 android:layout_height="72dp"
@@ -76,12 +122,12 @@
                 android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/fab"
                 android:layout_toStartOf="@+id/fab"
                 android:background="?round_selector"
+                android:elevation="8dp"
                 android:padding="22dp"
                 android:scaleType="fitCenter"
                 android:src="@drawable/ic_skip_previous_white_48dp" />
 
             <ImageButton
-                android:elevation="8dp"
                 android:id="@+id/next_button"
                 android:layout_width="72dp"
                 android:layout_height="72dp"
@@ -91,12 +137,12 @@
                 android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/fab"
                 android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/fab"
                 android:background="?round_selector"
+                android:elevation="8dp"
                 android:padding="22dp"
                 android:scaleType="fitCenter"
                 android:src="@drawable/ic_skip_next_white_48dp" />
 
             <ImageButton
-                android:elevation="8dp"
                 android:id="@+id/repeat_button"
                 android:layout_width="72dp"
                 android:layout_height="72dp"
@@ -106,12 +152,12 @@
                 android:layout_marginLeft="24dp"
                 android:layout_marginStart="24dp"
                 android:background="?round_selector"
+                android:elevation="8dp"
                 android:padding="22dp"
                 android:scaleType="fitCenter"
                 android:src="@drawable/ic_repeat_white_48dp" />
 
             <ImageButton
-                android:elevation="8dp"
                 android:id="@+id/shuffle_button"
                 android:layout_width="72dp"
                 android:layout_height="72dp"
@@ -121,6 +167,7 @@
                 android:layout_marginEnd="24dp"
                 android:layout_marginRight="24dp"
                 android:background="?round_selector"
+                android:elevation="8dp"
                 android:padding="22dp"
                 android:scaleType="fitCenter"
                 android:src="@drawable/ic_shuffle_white_48dp" />
@@ -162,14 +209,14 @@
             tools:ignore="ContentDescription,UnusedAttribute" />
 
         <RelativeLayout
-            android:id="@+id/progress_container"
+            android:id="@+id/default_progress_container"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_gravity="bottom"
             android:background="@drawable/shadow_up">
 
             <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/song_current_progress"
+                android:id="@+id/default_song_current_progress"
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
@@ -183,7 +230,7 @@
                 tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded,RtlSymmetry,SmallSp" />
 
             <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/song_total_time"
+                android:id="@+id/default_song_total_time"
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
@@ -202,7 +249,7 @@
     <!-- PROGRESS SLIDER-->
 
     <SeekBar
-        android:id="@+id/progress_slider"
+        android:id="@+id/default_progress_slider"
         style="@style/TraditionalMusicProgressSlider"
         android:layout_above="@+id/footer_frame"
         android:elevation="2dp"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_music_controller_alternative_progress_slider.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_music_controller_alternative_progress_slider.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index d201a612..00000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_music_controller_alternative_progress_slider.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,225 +0,0 @@
-<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-
-    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
-    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
-    tools:context="com.kabouzeid.gramophone.ui.activities.MusicControllerActivity">
-
-    <!-- BOTTOM-->
-
-    <LinearLayout
-        android:id="@+id/footer_frame"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
-        android:background="?android:colorBackground"
-        android:orientation="vertical">
-
-        <RelativeLayout
-            android:id="@+id/progress_container"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="@dimen/progress_container_height"
-            android:background="?music_controller_container_color"
-            android:elevation="@dimen/toolbar_elevation"
-            tools:ignore="UnusedAttribute">
-
-            <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/song_current_progress"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="match_parent"
-                android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
-                android:fontFamily="sans-serif-medium"
-                android:gravity="center_vertical|left|end"
-                android:paddingLeft="8dp"
-                android:singleLine="true"
-                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Title"
-                android:textColor="?themed_drawable_color"
-                android:textSize="10sp"
-                tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded,RtlSymmetry,SmallSp" />
-
-            <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/song_total_time"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="match_parent"
-                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
-                android:fontFamily="sans-serif-medium"
-                android:gravity="center_vertical|right|end"
-                android:paddingRight="8dp"
-                android:singleLine="true"
-                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Title"
-                android:textColor="?themed_drawable_color"
-                android:textSize="10sp"
-                tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded,RtlSymmetry,SmallSp" />
-
-            <SeekBar
-                android:id="@+id/progress_slider"
-                style="@style/MusicProgressSlider"
-                android:layout_height="match_parent"
-                android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/song_total_time"
-                android:layout_toRightOf="@id/song_current_progress"
-                tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded,UnusedAttribute" />
-
-        </RelativeLayout>
-
-        <LinearLayout
-            android:id="@+id/footer"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:background="?default_bar_color"
-            android:elevation="@dimen/toolbar_elevation"
-            android:orientation="vertical"
-            android:paddingBottom="@dimen/title_box_padding_large"
-            android:paddingLeft="72dp"
-            android:paddingRight="72dp"
-            android:paddingTop="@dimen/title_box_padding_large"
-            android:transitionName="@string/transition_album_text"
-            tools:ignore="UnusedAttribute">
-
-            <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/song_title"
-                android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:fontFamily="sans-serif-medium"
-                android:singleLine="true"
-                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Title"
-                android:textColor="?attr/title_text_color" />
-
-            <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/song_artist"
-                android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:fontFamily="sans-serif"
-                android:singleLine="true"
-                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Caption"
-                android:textColor="?attr/caption_text_color" />
-
-        </LinearLayout>
-
-        <RelativeLayout
-            android:id="@+id/media_controller_container"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="@dimen/media_controller_container_height"
-            android:background="?music_controller_container_color"
-            tools:ignore="ContentDescription,UnusedAttribute">
-
-            <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
-                app:cardBackgroundColor="?music_controller_container_color"
-                android:id="@+id/playback_controller_card"
-                android:visibility="gone"
-                android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="match_parent"
-                android:layout_margin="16dp" />
-
-            <ImageButton
-                android:elevation="8dp"
-                android:id="@+id/prev_button"
-                android:layout_width="72dp"
-                android:layout_height="72dp"
-                android:layout_centerVertical="true"
-                android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/tmp_now_playing_skip_rewind_margin"
-                android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/tmp_now_playing_skip_rewind_margin"
-                android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/fab"
-                android:layout_toStartOf="@+id/fab"
-                android:background="?round_selector"
-                android:padding="22dp"
-                android:scaleType="fitCenter"
-                android:src="@drawable/ic_skip_previous_white_48dp" />
-
-            <ImageButton
-                android:elevation="8dp"
-                android:id="@+id/next_button"
-                android:layout_width="72dp"
-                android:layout_height="72dp"
-                android:layout_centerVertical="true"
-                android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/tmp_now_playing_skip_rewind_margin"
-                android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/tmp_now_playing_skip_rewind_margin"
-                android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/fab"
-                android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/fab"
-                android:background="?round_selector"
-                android:padding="22dp"
-                android:scaleType="fitCenter"
-                android:src="@drawable/ic_skip_next_white_48dp" />
-
-            <ImageButton
-                android:elevation="8dp"
-                android:id="@+id/repeat_button"
-                android:layout_width="72dp"
-                android:layout_height="72dp"
-                android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
-                android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
-                android:layout_centerVertical="true"
-                android:layout_marginLeft="24dp"
-                android:layout_marginStart="24dp"
-                android:background="?round_selector"
-                android:padding="22dp"
-                android:scaleType="fitCenter"
-                android:src="@drawable/ic_repeat_white_48dp" />
-
-            <ImageButton
-                android:elevation="8dp"
-                android:id="@+id/shuffle_button"
-                android:layout_width="72dp"
-                android:layout_height="72dp"
-                android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
-                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
-                android:layout_centerVertical="true"
-                android:layout_marginEnd="24dp"
-                android:layout_marginRight="24dp"
-                android:background="?round_selector"
-                android:padding="22dp"
-                android:scaleType="fitCenter"
-                android:src="@drawable/ic_shuffle_white_48dp" />
-
-            <android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton
-                android:id="@+id/fab"
-                style="@style/PlayPauseFab"
-                android:layout_centerInParent="true"
-                android:layout_margin="0dp" />
-
-        </RelativeLayout>
-
-    </LinearLayout>
-
-    <!-- ALBUMART-->
-
-    <FrameLayout
-        android:id="@+id/album_art_frame"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:layout_above="@id/footer_frame"
-        android:background="@color/black">
-
-        <ImageView
-            android:id="@+id/album_art_background"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="match_parent"
-            android:scaleType="centerCrop"
-            tools:ignore="ContentDescription" />
-
-        <com.kabouzeid.gramophone.views.SquareIfPlaceImageView
-            android:id="@+id/album_art"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="match_parent"
-            android:layout_gravity="center"
-            android:scaleType="centerCrop"
-            android:src="@drawable/default_album_art"
-            android:transitionName="@string/transition_album_cover"
-            tools:ignore="ContentDescription,UnusedAttribute" />
-    </FrameLayout>
-
-    <!-- TOOLBAR-->
-
-    <include layout="@layout/shadow_statusbar_actionbar" />
-
-    <include
-        android:id="@+id/status_bar"
-        layout="@layout/status_bar" />
-
-    <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
-        android:id="@+id/toolbar"
-        style="@style/Toolbar"
-        android:layout_below="@id/status_bar"
-        android:background="#00000000" />
-
-</RelativeLayout>