Photo Credit: Hiromi Shinada
Guitar loop master Dustin Wong has announced a new studio album, Meditation of Ecstatic Energy. The LP — the first he’s recorded since moving back to his childhood homeland of Japan — finds Wong continuing to refine his trademark brand of loop-pedal atmospherics; exploring themes of spirituality, youth, and technology, the album also functions as the final installment of a trilogy, following 2010’s Infinite Love and 2012’s Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads.
According to a press release, Meditation of Ecstatic Energy is the most intricate and progressive-minded album of Wong’s career, using “syncopation, abnormal time signatures, and polyrhythm to create an overwhelming feeling of weightlessness.” No firm release date has been announced at this time.
In September, Wong will embark on a U.S. tour. Dates are below:
Dustin Wong on Tour:
Fri. Sept. 20th – Chicago, IL – The Hideout ^
Sat. Sept. 21st – Madison, WI – Dragonfly Lounge
Sun. Sept. 22nd – Minneapolis, MN – Icehouse #@
Mon. Sept. 23rd – Mimlwaukee, WI – Quarters #
Tue. Sept. 24th – Detroit, MI – PJ’s Lager House #
Thu. Sept. 26th – Baltimore, MD – Floristree %
Fri. Sept. 27th – Boston, MA – Paradise *
Sat. Sept. 28th – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s *
Sun. Sept. 29th – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg *
Tue. Oct. 1st – Washington, DC – Black Cat *
Wed. Oct. 2nd – Raleigh, NC – King’s Barcade *
Thu. Oct. 3rd – West Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern *
Fri. Oct. 4th – Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn *
Sat. Oct. 5th – Nashville, TN – The Stone Fox *
Sun. Oct. 6th – Birmingham, AL – The Bottletree *
Tue. Oct. 8th – New Orleans, LA – One Eye’d Jacks *
Wed. Oct. 9th – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s Upstairs *
Thu. Oct. 19th – Dallas, TX – Three Links *
Fri. Oct. 11th – Austin, TX – The Mohawk *
Sun. Oct. 13th – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom *
Mon. Oct. 14th – San Diego, CA – The Casbah *
Tue. Oct. 15th – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre *
Wed. Oct. 16th – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall *
Sat. Oct. 19th – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Sun. Oct. 20th – Seattle, WA – Comet Tavern
Mon. Oct. 21st – Boise, ID – The Crux
Wed. Oct. 23rd – Denver, CO – Rinoceropolis
Fri. Oct. 25th – Iowa City, IA – Trumpet Blossom Cafe
* – w/ The Dodos
# – w/ Dope Body
^ – w/ Cave
@ – w/ Scout Nibblet
% – w/ CoLa
