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BOSS Roland SP 202
BOSS Roland DR 202
Alesis MIDI Keyboard
KORG Kaos Pad II
Logic Pro 9
Soul


Mastered by BLEEP BLOOP
Additional keys by SAAFE




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The Answer

I was invited back to KPFK 90.7 FM to do a special set for Radiobomb’s anniversary show, celebrating eight years of bass music. I recorded a set direct from Vietnam which was then broadcast on the air live to Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Diego, China Lake and streamed live internationally on KPFK.org. 

Thank you to miss Cha Cha and the lovely Nikko Gray for the drops.

Radiobomb KPFK 90.7FM Anniversary Mix

Originally released on the 2011 album "Fears & Lovers"

The artwork is a painting I did ~

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Korg Poly-800 Synth
Roland Juno 60
Roland Boss DR-202
Roland Boss SP-202
Roland SP-404
Korg Kaos Pad
Alesis Multimix 8
Vestax PMC-07
Technics 1200 MKII
Shure M44-7 

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Album review:
http://soundcolourvibration.com/2012/05/07/demon-slayer-fears-lovers/

Video teaser: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx_Sy-aXDHw&feature=player_embedded

Connect:
http://dmnslyr.com
https://twitter.com/dmnslyr
https://facebook.com/dmnslyr
https://demonslayer.wordpress.com





I performed at Coachella 2022, weekend two at the Dome. This is what I played for my first set (I had two sets).  As an open format DJ and producer, I have many different styles to utilize. This mix is familiar-forward, upbeat, crowd-moving dance music. A few trippy moments throughout, but mostly an fun bouncy ride for festival crowd.
Thank you for listening !

Coachella 2022 Live

Live Set @ Coachella 2022

Tune crafted in 2009. 
Artwork by ghostmode.
Recently released on 
LOAFLAB Compilation "DEADBEATS VOL.I" 2013

http://loaflab.bandcamp.com/

1000 Brushes (LOAFLAB Records)

Mixed live by DMN SLYR aka Dan Nguyen during the Saigon Artbook 3 party / exhibition. I did a lil post editing too. I have many different styles, but this mix contains mostly peak hour bass / twerk / trap selections and a few hip hop edits - carefully curated to appeal to the primarily Vietnamese crowd.

Check out the event recap here: http://saigoneer.com/saigon-arts-culture/arts-culture-categories/1884-event-rewind-saigon-artbook-edition-3

Saigon Artbook Live Mix

Free download www.Vwave.bandcamp.com

Obscure Vietnamese New Wave made in Little Saigon (Orange County), California from the mid-eighties to mid-nineties. Curated and enhanced by Dan Nguyen (Demonslayer)

What is Vwave?

Vietnamese New Wave is a cultural scene that developed primarily in California during the mid 80s and spread nationwide, driven by young Vietnamese Americans and the diaspora. The umbrella term “New Wave” was to given to the flourishing movement of artists, indy labels and studios who birthed a never before seen take on Viet-Am media. 

The songs themselves were diverse in genre, but favored Eurodance, Italo disco and synth pop. The bilingual covers of Western hits made the music more accessible, spreading the sound far and wide, eventually reaching the shores of Vietnam.

The extravagance of the hairstyles, the fits and the attitude gave the recently migrated Vietnamese a newly found, shared interest with their non-Viet counterparts. Music and style unified people amidst high cultural sensitivity due to the aftermath of the Vietnam War.

The sound and lifestyle lives on in various ways. Vietnamese American media has continued to blossom in new directions. Traditional New Wave lives on in the form of nostalgic events and dedicated groups online and IRL. Original creators ruminate alongside new fans, processing and celebrating an era where Vietnamese voices rang loud and clear. 

I named my project Vwave and started using that term to refer to Vietnamese New Wave. The original cassette recordings weren't always recorded properly, and the mp3 rips were often low resolution. Out of necessity, I boosted and edited the tracks for modern sound system capabilities; boosted drums, fuller tones make for a bigger sound when played in large festivals. I enhanced the original while retaining its integrity. In DJ culture we call this an “edit”. A group of edits is a pack. After more than a decade of searching and editing, rinsing on global systems, and postponed dates, the first Vwave packs are releasing.

-Dan Nguyen (Demonslayer)

Vwave 2 - Rare Vietnamese New Wave from the 1989s

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Jeannie Mai - Khi Em Di (Demonslayer edit)

Kieu Nga - Dung Xa Soi (Demonslayer edit)

Maiden Tech EP {STYLSS0032} 
Limited Cassette :  http://tiny.cc/poidxx
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Written, mixed and produced by Dan Nguyen (DEMONSLAYER). Additional production by Fran Pham (CIS). Mastered by Nobi_4. Cover artwork by Dan Nguyen (DEMONSLAYER).


Limited Cassette

Blanka's Quest (free dl)

kexp.org/read/2024/5/10/midnight-in-a-perfect-world-demonslayer/

instagram.com/demonslayer__

Demonslayer is the alias of Vietnamese-American visual artist, creative director, curator, DJ, and music producer Dan Nguyen. Born and raised in Southern California and Saigon, Vietnam, the multi-disciplinary artist grew up immersing himself in the arts. With murals and exhibitions all over the world and multiple festival appearances under his belt including Coachella and Sonar, Dan continues to blaze trails globally through his work.

For his exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World, Demonslayer has titled his mix "Viet Eras Mix pt.1" and focused on unearthing rare gems spanning across multiple eras and genres — from new school Saigon cloud trap and R&B, to banned Vietnamese rock and soul from before the war, to obscure Vietnamese new wave made in 1980s California, and more. It's an eclectic, thrilling, and cohesive glimpse into new and old gems from an array of Vietnamese artists.

Tracklist

KEXP FM Exclusive Radio Mix

Free download : http://tiny.cc/arcade 
Grab the album on cassette : http://tiny.cc/poidxx
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Written / mixed by Dan Nguyen
Mastered by Nobi_4
Cover artwork by Dan Nguyen



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Arcade Graveyard (free dl)

This was my live set recorded at Coachella 2025, at the Desert Sky stage. Its a multi-genre, open format mixed bag of different flavors, designed for a prime time festival crowd. Thousands of people danced and vibed to this mix. I have alot of different styles - this one is a little more digestible for the public, not much of my experimental or darker side. Enjoy!

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Coachella 2025 DJ Set

NTS Vietnamese New Wave mix 2 by Demonslayer. Originally aired 09/16/2024

https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/demonslayer-vwave-22nd-december-2023

Rare Vietnamese New Wave from the 1980s-1990s - NTS Radio mix 2

Download https://VietnameseNewWave.com


Each song in Vwave compilation series is a treasure hunted across the world, from Little Saigon to New York to Hanoi and more. These cuts are difficult to find. Some came from dubbed, bootleg cassettes recorded over so many times that some bits are unrecognizable, sometimes barely resembling the original. Others were pulled from scratched, burned CDRs, skipping and stuttering their way to survive through the decades, or low-quality internet rips uploaded back in the early dial-up days of 1992. 
These songs are rare relics, some are nearly impossible to find online or Shazam. Some even come from the early tapes Dan had inherited from his cousins in the mid-’90s. 

After decades of sifting through hundreds of these tracks, Dan handpicks the ones that stand out. They need to have a groove, they need to have an infectious bassline, striking Vietnamese vocals or drums that snap. They need to sound a little dark, a little melancholic, a little moody, rebellious. This is the sound he grew up with, the soundtrack of his older cousins’ lives. Not the polished New Wave your parents played on the living room TV, but the raw, street level version blasting from a boom box outside the skating rink or in the backseat of a Toyota Cressida, while skipping class or cruising around at night.

Once selected, each track goes through an intense process of reconstruction. Dan dissects the track piece by piece. He isolates frequencies, separates vocals, replaces damaged sections, and rebuilds the songs inch by inch, sound by sound. Sometimes he adds new layers of subtle drums or background instruments to give the originals more punch, but always with respect for the vintage sound. One song takes weeks, months to finalize. The goal is authenticity; keeping the dusty warmth, the unmistakable tape hiss, the imperfections that made those songs feel alive. That’s the sound he has engraved in his head as a kid; the raw, the real. 

The result is a sound remastered for today’s world; boosted and engineered to hit hard on modern club and festival systems. The originals, with their thin, tape deck dynamics, could not fare well in that arena. 
Now on Volume 3, these resurrected tracks have traveled far beyond their origins. They’ve been played on radio stations, blasted in clubs and festivals, and even featured in a Super Bowl commercial for 7-Eleve, reaching over 1.5 million viewers. Vwave has come a long way, and these compilations and mixes have been the vehicle driving that journey.

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Vietnamese New Wave - Self Control (Demonslayer edit) - Thai Hien

Vietnamese New Wave - Wasting Your Emotion (Demonslayer club remix) - Julie

Each song in Dan’s Vwave compilation series is a treasure hunted across the world, from Little Saigon to New York to Hanoi and more. These cuts are difficult to find. Some came from dubbed, bootleg cassettes recorded over so many times that some bits are unrecognizable, sometimes barely resembling the original. Others were pulled from scratched, burned CDRs, skipping and stuttering their way to survive through the decades, or low-quality internet rips uploaded back in the early dial-up days of 1992. 
These songs are rare relics, some are nearly impossible to find online or Shazam. Some even come from the early tapes Dan had inherited from his cousins in the mid-’90s. 

After decades of sifting through hundreds of these tracks, Dan handpicks the ones that stand out. They need to have a groove, they need to have an infectious bassline, striking Vietnamese vocals or drums that snap. They need to sound a little dark, a little melancholic, a little moody, rebellious. This is the sound he grew up with, the soundtrack of his older cousins’ lives. Not the polished New Wave your parents played on the living room TV, but the raw, street level version blasting from a boom box outside the skating rink or in the backseat of a Toyota Cressida, while skipping class or cruising around at night.
Once selected, each track goes through an intense process of reconstruction. Dan dissects the track piece by piece. He isolates frequencies, separates vocals, replaces damaged sections, and rebuilds the songs inch by inch, sound by sound. Sometimes he adds new layers of subtle drums or background instruments to give the originals more punch, but always with respect for the vintage sound. One song takes weeks, months to finalize. The goal is authenticity; keeping the dusty warmth, the unmistakable tape hiss, the imperfections that made those songs feel alive. That’s the sound he has engraved in his head as a kid; the raw, the real. 

The result is a sound remastered for today’s world; boosted and engineered to hit hard on modern club and festival systems. The originals, with their thin, tape deck dynamics, could not fare well in that arena. 
Now on Volume 3, these resurrected tracks have traveled far beyond their origins. They’ve been played on radio stations, blasted in clubs and festivals, and even featured in a Super Bowl commercial for 7-Eleve, reaching over 1.5 million viewers. Vwave has come a long way, and these compilations and mixes have been the vehicle driving that journey.

Vietnamese New Wave - Venus (Demonslayer edit) - Tuyet Nhung

NTS Radio Vietnamese New Wave Mix by Demonslayer originally aired on 2/22/22

https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/demonslayer-22nd-february-2022

Vwave - Rare Vietnamese New Wave 1980s - NTS Radio

STYLSS

Artwork by DEMONSLAYER

Written by Sam Marsey & Dan Nguyen
Produced, Mixed, Arrangement by Dan Nguyen
Sax by Ruben Ruvalcaba
Additional keys by Fran Pham
Mastered by Nobi_4



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Cash & Chaos ft. Sam Marsey (Free DL)

How I feel about the Moon <3


Live freestyle mix btw a few transitions aren't perfect x


Me & tha Moon (free download)

I put this together while traveling and living in Asia for a year. It contains mash ups, re-edits, remixes and a few of my own productions. Originally premiered on Assembly Line Collective. Other ALC mixes by Joe Kay, Haruto. 

Voice by Nikko Gray
Artwork by me


88:88 (mix for Assembly Line Collective)

Freestyle mix of high energy bass and spacey moments, the Dome stage at Coachella 2019. Thank Universe for having me play music and share in the energy with all who were there.

Live @ Coachella 2019

DMN SLYR provides synthy, spaced out rhythms and deep, driving basslines designed to delicately support Sarah Gaugler's classically dreamy voice and dark, romanticized harmonies.

Turbo Goth is one of the first electro-punk duos from the Philippines, consisting of Paolo Peralta and Sarah Gaugler. 

Turbo Goth - Venus Flytrap (DMN SLYR rmx)

A L L W A V E
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All things are composed of energy, holding form only by vibrating at specific frequencies. Every cell, every sound, every person has a distinct and individual wavelength, a key or tone. All waves harmonize in order / disorder within and without our micro + macro Universes.



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Korg Poly-800 Synth
Roland Juno 60
Roland Boss DR-202
Roland Boss SP-202
Roland SP-404
Korg Kaos Pad
Alesis Multimix 8
Vestax PMC-07
Technics 1200 MKII
Shure M44-7 

*Released 11.22.10
*Mastered by DJ Gabereal
*For full album please visit http://demonslayer.bandcamp.com/album/a-l-l-w-a-v-e

Partners-In-Time

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We exist in multiple dimensions at once.

Music is one of the many keys to time travel, opening the doors to many realms of the known and unknown.

Go. Go where you please; in your mind; in time; in life.

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Korg Poly-800 Synth
Roland Juno 60
Roland Boss DR-202
Roland Boss SP-202
Roland SP-404
Korg Kaos Pad
Alesis Multimix 8
Vestax PMC-07
Technics 1200 MKII
Shure M44-7 

*Released 1.1.10
*Artwork by DMN SLYR
*For full album please visit http://demonslayer.bandcamp.com/album/go-2

A Spork in the Road

Part of the Stealth Voltron compilation by Briefcase Rockers records
Part of the Evolver Mixtape compilation by RealitySandwich.com

Watch the video: http://vimeo.com/13722349

Asteroid Shredder

JJ - Vocals & Piano
DMNSLYR - Everything Else (including artwork)

JJ & DMNSLYR - A Birthday Dream

DemonSlayer fka DMN SLYR *

Oct 28 - Onra @ Piu Piu (Saigon)
Nov 16 - Kimmese @ Medical Club (Saigon)
Nov 24 - Uber - Unlock the City (Saigon)
Nov 25 - Derrick May, Skream @ BeamFest (Bangkok)
Nov 26 - Siggraph Asia @ Bangkok
Dec 1 - Red Bull w Chip7 @ Bangkok
Dec 2 - Jacques Greene, M.Bootyspoon @ There VND Then (Saigon)

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