Victor Kiswell’s Windows on the World
Victor Kiswell’s Windows on the World
Radio Primavera Sound
Digger and record dealer extraordinaire Victor Kiswell opens up his remarkable record collection to Radio Primavera Sound for one magical hour every month. In each episode of Windows on the World, Victor takes the listener into a new, glittering corner of his musical universe, from Lebanese funk to Japanese jazz, via Italian soundtracks or Afrodisco. Find out why the likes of Madlib and Gilles Peterson get their music from Victor Kiswell, in this revelatory musical excursion.
Lesson Learn’d
For this eighth show on  Radio Primavera, I’ll make another link between hip hop tunes and the material that was used producing them. The episode is titled "Lesson Learn’d" ! Shankar-Jaikishan - Do Jhoot Jiye Ek Sach Ke Liye (Sad) Laxmikant-Pyarelal - He Raju He Daddy Mos Def - Auditorium Alain Goraguer - Le bracelet Big Punisher - Boomerang Gladys Knight & The Pips - Giving Up Reef the Lost Cauze - Give It Up Norman Connors - The Creator Has a Master Plan Das EFX - Real Hip Hop David Porter - The Masquerade Is Over Wu Tang Clan - Lesson Learn’d Oliver Sain - On the Hill DITC - Day One Odetta - Sakura The East Flatbush Project - Tried by 12 Jack Bruce - Born to Be Blue Smif N Wessun - Bucktown Ferrante & Teicher - Lady Love Swollen Members & Dilated People - Counter Parts Hodges, James & Smith - He Did Me Wrong But He Did It Right Quasimoto - Sparkdala
Sep 28, 2021
58 min
Trippycal Situations
For this seventh show on Radio Primavera, we go trippy and tropical. It starts with an exquisite calypso from Trinidad, released in the 60s and kinda nasty, then maloya with keys, from Mauritius Island, a deep reggae instrumental, afro percussion with a twist, gwo ka with synthesizer, afro funk, afro cosmic and electroid afro disco, ending with a tempo for a hot dance floor. A journey that will put you in a "trippycal situation". Mighty Sparrow - Big Bamboo Michel Legris - Elida The Rebels - Rhodesia Wali & The Afro Caravan - Zulu for Hugh Nakara - N’Djole Gratien Midonet - Mari rhont ouvé la pot Ginger Johnson - Talking Drum Prosper N’Kouri - I Take You My Feeling Napo de Mi Amor - Leki Santchi The Barbecues - Aaya Lolo Dothy Zebro - Amen The Coach House Rhythm Section - Nobody’s Got Time Kiki Gyan - Sexy Dancer Charly Kingson - Nimele Bolo
Jul 6, 2021
1 hr 1 min
From Motown To Kingston
For my sixth show on Radio Primavera, I’ll link two of my old loves : Motown and reggae. Of course the field has already been explored but I’ll add my own touch, going further than the classic releases from Trojan (I'll include some of them, of course, because I can’t forget them). There will be rocksteady, reggae-soul, dub, and even a surprising digi reggae disco song, sung out of the tune. Then you understand how Smokey Robinson, Norman Whitfield or Holland-Dozier-Holland also had a huge impact on the Jamaican production. Ah yes, I’ve maybe put too much of The Tempts, but hey I liked them a lot. Prince Buster - My GirlByron Lee - Message From a Black ManThe Heptones - My World Is Empty Without YouDerrick Harriott - You Really Got a Hold on MeThe Uniques - The Love I Saw in You (Just a Mirage)Delroy Wilson - This Old Heart of MineNorman Brown - Just My ImaginationThe Techniques - I Wish It Would RainBig Youth - What’s Going OnEric Donaldson - The Way You Do the Things You DoCarl Dawkins - Cloud NineDave Barker - I Can’t Get Next to YouLloyd Parks - Stop the War, NowThe Tamlins - Smiling Faces SometimesMatumbi - Law of the LandDelroy Wilson - Inner City BluesThe Pioneers - Papa Was a Rolling StoneCarol Cool - Upside DownLloyd Charmers - Let’s Get It On
Jun 8, 2021
58 min
Suspended in Time
For his fifth show, on Radio Primavera Sound, Victor Kiswell makes a link between hip hop tunes and the material that was used producing them. The episode is titled "Suspended in Time" - expect some surprises. Incredible Bongo Band - Pipeline Group Home - Suspended in Time Al Green - Simply Beautiful Suga Bang Bang - Don’t Test Willie Hutch - Hospital Prelude of Love Theme Mobb Deep - Still Shinin’ Barry White - Love Serenade Fat Joe - Part Deux Gravediggaz - Never Gonna Come Back Tyrone Davis - In the Mood Fat Joe - Dedication Barbara & The Browns - In My Heart Wu Tang Clan - Y’all Be Warned Gwen McCrae - It Keeps on Raining Blahzay Blahzay - Pain I Feel William Bell - I Forgot to Be Your Lover Dilated People - Worst Comes to Worst Hamilton Bohannon - Happiness Eastshore Highway - Bohannan
May 11, 2021
58 min
North East South West
For this fourth show on Primavera Radio, we’ll go in many directions but we’ll keep it groovy! We’ll hear Curtis doing martial arts, British cosmic jazz, two soulful tracks produced by Derrick Harriott, a couple of rare library killers, some forgotten tunes by Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight on Motown, one of them being a cult sample by Madlib, and a surprising use of LZ’ "Whole Lotta Love" by a duo of Turkish ladies. Kool & The Gang - North, East, South, West Over Night Low - The Witch Doctor Richard Demaria - Weather Curtis Mayfield - Kung Fu Method Man & Redman - Cereal Killer Sevil & Ayla - Bebek Roger Roger - Safari Park Keith & Tex - Tonight Derrick Harriott - Oogum Boongum Song Francis Bebey - Mother Land Toni Esposito - Danza dei Bottoni Harry Roche Constellation - Spiral Marvin Gaye - Is That Enough Mc Guff - Harlem Kids Get Biz Gladys Knight & The Pips - Don’t Turn Me Away
Apr 13, 2021
58 min
Bad News From The Stars
March 2 is the 30th anniversary of the death of legendary French singer and poet dandy Serge Gainsbourg. To mark the occasion, Victor Kiswell pays homage to one of the key figures of French music in the second part of the 20th century. "I'll explore many facets of the man, from 60s jazz for soundtracks to his reggae vibes, going through semi classics and obscure tunes, songs he sang or songs he wrote for others," Kiswell says. "Listen to this like a journey, my own interpretation of his work, a score to his life." Tracklist  Serge Gainsbourg - L’hôtel particulier Anna Karina & Jean-Claude Brialy - Ne dis rien Michèle Arnaud - Les papillons noirs Serge Gainsbourg - Quand tu t’y mets Serge Gainsbourg - Juif et Dieu Serge Gainsbourg - Flash Forward Serge Gainsbourg - Danger Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - Pour oublier le passé, le futur Serge Gainsbourg - En Melody Serge Gainsbourg - Baudelaire Serge Gainsbourg - Coco & Co Serge Gainsbourg - Wake Me at Five Serge Gainsbourg - Ce mortel ennui Serge Gainsbourg - Breakdown Suite Serge Gainsbourg - Du jazz dans le ravin Régine - Capone et sa p’tite Phyllis Serge Gainsbourg - Les amours perdues Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - La décadanse Mireille Darc - Hélicoptère Serge Gainsbourg - Avant de mourir Anna Karina & Jean-Claude Brialy - Je n’avais qu’un seul mot à lui dire
Mar 2, 2021
58 min
No Hay Problema
For his second show on Radio Primavera Sound, digger extraordinaire Victor Kiswell takes us on a trip from USA to Besançon, via Colombia, Venezuela, London, Mali, South Africa and the Reunion Island. Paul Winter - Ode to a Fillmore Dressing Room Cocoa Brovaz - Bucktown USA Alice Coltrane - Shiva Loka Earth, Wind & Fire - Drum Song La Cumbia Moderna de Soledad - Shacalao Birdie Green - Tremblin’ Art Blakey - No Hay Problema Un, Dos, Tres y Fuera - Son de Tambor y San Juan Boncana Maiga - Koyma Hondo Momie-O - You’re Welcome, Stop On By Horace Andy - You’re My Angel Almon Memela - The Things We Do In Soweto Delroy Wilson - Is It Because I’m Black Danyel Waro - Banm kalou Banm Sorg & Napoleon Maddox - Shark Men
Feb 16, 2021
56 min
Spanish Preamble
For this first show on Radio Primavera Sound, instead of exploring many countries, playing groovy things, afro, reggae or hip hop, I’ll focus on Spanish records, to pay homage to my new home. Includes Spanish and Catalan jazz, Spanish funk and much more. Babia - Misterio del Entendimiento Esqueixada Sniff - Amanecer en un fundill astral Joan Bibiloni - Una Vida Llarga i Tranquila (II) Mirasol Colores - Murumba Orquestra Mirasol - Vacilando en Cualquier Onda Pedro Ruy-Blas - Los Diez Hermanos Orquestra Mirasol - Hancock Esqueixada Sniff - Yei Boom Max B - Jungle Joan BIbiloni - Lalala-Lalala Mirasol Colores - Cualesquiera Samba Jayme Marques - Berimbao
Jan 19, 2021
55 min