Renowned progressive/world fusion guitarist Felix Martin has delivered the first proper taste of his new full-length Mechanical Nations with a playthrough video for the track “Bom”. Martin had the following to say of the song:
“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. 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.
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.”
Mechanical Nations is slated to hit stores on February 24th. Pre-order physical and digital copies now through FelixMartin.net, iTunes, or Amazon.
Martin will be touring the U.S. in support of the effort with Consider The Source next month. See the dates below.
3/08 – Pittsburgh, PA | James Street (Ballroom)
3/09 – 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
3/19 – Bridgeport, CT | The Acoustic
[via Guitar World]