- If you've seen Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts' live show over the past few years, you'll instantly recognize bits and pieces of the tunes presented on his latest 12-inch for Musique Risquée. Guillaume's powerful live set often features plenty of gospel vocals ("Safety Meetings"), up-tempo house music ("Raw") and luscious comedowns ("The Pussy Shepherd"), all presented with a bit of live drumming. The EP is the first time that the hugely talented producer has been able to really capture a sliver of what makes his performances so great.
You can easily tell, for example, how a bit of added percussion would spice up "Safety Meetings"' already hypnotic piano-led groove. Or how "Raw" is the moment just before the set goes into hyperdrive, a perfect set-up for the temperature to be ratcheted up even further. "The Pussy Shepherd," for my money, though, is the best thing here with droning organ chords that play out underneath a wistful blues singer. His lament comes over ten long minutes with a healthy beat to back him up, but his pathos shines through easily, subtly reminding us that you don't necessarily need to cut someone down to a single word when sampling them. Sometimes it's worth hearing everything they have to say, much like it's worth hearing everything Guillaume has to say here.
Tracklist A1 Safety Meetings
A2 Raw
B The Pussy Shepherd