The Elegant Chasers - Sentimental Dust

​The Elegant Chasers

Sentimental Dust
self-released; 2022

By Matt Jensen
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The brainchild behind Elegant Chasers is songwriter, guitarist & multi-instrumentalist Maz Loizou. Loizou recently released Sentimental Dust. He mentions “I have various influences mostly guitar based although I do love various genres like ’90s dance, traditional Greek music, ’80s new wave. So with that in mind the album isn't just stuck in one genre. I wanted to create a wall of sound.”

It’s a thirteen song album that starts with “Asylum” and is sort of an instrumental introduction. There’s a country flavor to it that combines with a good amount of reverb to give it a cosmic feel. We get some movement with “Let's Ride” which brings with it a good amount more energy. The riffs are heavy, the vocal melodies are memorable and at points are reminiscent of Soundgarden although it is mixed with this British aesthetic. 

“Solace Anthem'' comes out of the gate with a lot of energy and that wall of sound he was referring to is definitely in this song. Some of the riffs reminded me of The Spin Doctors. It’s a catchy tune and very infectious as well.

Up next is “Clowns” which has some attitude. The chorus is very explosive and it sounds like there might be multiple effects like tremolo, reverb and delay to create that type of mix. Either way I thought it was cool. There’s also a very pronounced guitar solo. “Laughing Sons” has a killer beat. At points the song sounded something you might hear from Marilyn Manson but it often changes and even sounds Americana infused. It’s a very original sounding song with multiple layers.

As the album progressed I thought there were a number of highlights. I loved the spaghetti western sound and gothic feel of “Friday Nights.” This is arguably the best song on the album. “Sunshine Mourning” soars with an almost ’80s aesthetic that’s covered in reverb while “Lympia” is a moody and Eastern sounding tune which has a distinctly different sound. Last up is the title track “Sentimental Dust” which is almost nine minutes long and motivational sounding.

​Overall, this was a pretty epic sounding album. There were a lot of different approaches but I still found it very cohesive. Recommended.

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