Da Wei Wang is a veteran guitar hawk of the Chicago avant-rock scene. He is best known for his work in the legendary industrial-gospel-punk band, Ono. He is also an improviser in Street Tentacle. He has toured throughout the United States and internationally to disseminate the hymns of experimental guitar music.

Da Wei’s fractured, atonal guitar style spans from dada funk to existential doom to ambient raga. He applies extended techniques and tools on his guitar to conjure dense, textured landscapes. His solo guitar work is like a storm cloud whose gaseous firmament is carpeted with hoary sprouts and dust geysers.

His solo guitar album, Liquid Metal Core, was released by the venerable Asian Improv Records in 2021. It’s thick, scratchy, and dense as a gorilla’s nose hairs. It features the multi-faceted, Ono classmate Ben Karas on drums. Enjoy!