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The New York DJ legend Nicky Siano opened the club The Gallery in 1973 and was later a resident DJ at Studio 54. He shaped the New York disco scene like no other and made the sound famous around the world.

On a trip in June 2024, Week-End curator Jan Lankisch cycled about 300 km around New York on his Brompton folding bike. The playlist he listened to on the road was made up exclusively of tracks from the first and second wave of disco (1974–1983). It was here he came up with the idea to licence and re-release the classic “Kiss Me Again,” which Nicky Siano produced with none other than Arthur Russell (aka Dinosaur), on the Week-End Records label.

On a visit to the label Luaka Bop, that was founded in 1988 by David Byrne, on the same day and during a discussion with current label heads Yale Evelev and Eliza Grace Martin later, a special idea emerged: Nicky Siano should do a remix. This will now be created at the Week-End Residency 2024.

On November 1, Siano is set to deliver another hot and sweaty Week-End Fest night. In the crates: many of the big disco classics that shaped the New York scene almost 50 years ago. The next day, November 2, we will celebrate the release of the “Kiss Me Again” 12” with a daytime show at Kompakt Records Store, where band of six Cologne musicians (under the direction of Jorik Bergman) will perform an extended version of the song. Following the festival Nicky Siano will go into the studio, together with fellow festival artist Philipp Janzen aka Dumbo Tracks, and magic a remix from the mixing desk for the new Luaka Bop signing Annie & the Caldwells.

Musicians:
Nicky Siano – producer
Philipp Janzen – engineer