Berklee-educated modern progressive/world fusion guitarist Felix Martin recently announced details regarding his upcoming 15-track full-length album, Mechanical Nations, out February 24, 2017. Mechanical Nations is available for pre-order now via iTunes,Amazon and Martin's official webstore.
Today, in partnership with Guitar World, Felix Martin is revealing a brand new track, "Bom", via exclusive playthrough video. Listen and watch Martin impressively traverse his instrument here: https://www.guitarworld.com/artist-news/16-string-guitarist-felix-martin-premieres-new-song-bom/30649
"For this song, I wanted to see drums and guitar as one instrument, writing grooves for both instruments in a way that would make sense," says Martin about "Bom". "This was the very first song I wrote using this guitar you see in the video (FM-907), which is a 9-string and a 7-string together, making it a guitar with 16-strings in one wide neck. I wanted to add that low 9-string open string (which is the lowest note I could possibly play) in a way that would sound heavy and big. I do this by slapping the guitar with my hand open."
He continues, "This song came to me after listening to a lot of industrial, prog and nu-metal music. It's influenced by the band Planet X with a bit of industrial vibe from Nine Inch Nails mostly at the middle, then a general electronic vibe in the interlude. I think Primus influenced this track too."
Felix Martin recently announced an upcoming tour of the north-eastern U.S. with Consider The Source, beginning
March 8 in Pittsburgh, PA. The tour will hit a total of ten cities, coming to an end on March 19 in Bridgeport, CT. See below for all currently confirmed tour dates.Felix Martin W/ Consider The Source:
3/8 - Pittsburgh, PA @ James Street (Ballroom)
3/9 - Akron, OH @ Musica
3/10 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie's
3/11 - Dekalb, IL @ The House
3/12 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi
3/15 - Raleigh, NC @ The Pour House
3/16 - Washington, DC @ Gypsy Sally's
3/17 - Asbury Park, NJ @ The Wonder Bar
3/18 - Albany, NY @ The Hollow
Berklee-educated modern progressive/world fusion guitarist Felix Martin recently announced details regarding his upcoming 15-track full-length album, Mechanical Nations, out February 24, 2017. Mechanical Nations is available for pre-order now via iTunes,Amazon and Martin's official webstore.
