Precious Systems

2016 release. Melissa Guion is MJ Guider. She lives and works in New Orleans and previously released the Green Plastic extended play cassette in early 2014 on the Constellation Tatsu label. Employing heavy washes of bass and a deft touch in mixing, she uses stark contrasts to construct a semi-surreal aural space. What results are songs that exist in a wholly contained sound environment, minimal yet lush, spare yet saturated, and most importantly, entirely compelling. Originally starting out as a solo project, MJ Guider are a trio on Precious Systems, which takes Melissa’s musical vision and adds a much deeper texture to the songs.