Album Review: preZENtz HOLLOW SPACEz EATING FLYz Audio Kassette RekOVerE 1987-1995 by Sardonik Grin
Sardonik Grin’s preZENtz HOLLOW SPACEz EATING FLYz is a wild ride through the fringes of electronic music. Released in 2009 on Alkove rekordingz, this collection stitches together tracks from 1987 to 1995, offering a raw snapshot of industrial grit, abstract soundscapes, and experimental audacity. If you’re into stuff that feels like it crawled out of a dystopian basement, this one’s for you.
The album dives headfirst into chaos with its genre-blurring mix of industrial noise, abstract textures, and avant-garde collages. It’s not exactly “easy listening,” but if you’ve got a taste for the unconventional, it’ll stick to your brain like gum on a hot sidewalk. Two tracks, in particular, stand out as earworms (or maybe ear-splinters?).
First up is “stel-ing mdEzn.” This track hits like a malfunctioning factory robot trying to DJ at 3 AM. The clanging rhythms and distorted loops feel both alien and oddly hypnotic. There’s something about the way the layers build and collapse—it’s disorienting yet strangely satisfying, like solving a puzzle that doesn’t make sense but still feels right. You don’t just hear it; you feel it vibrating in your chest long after it ends.
Then there’s “notskAndi,” which sounds like someone took a haunted radio, smashed it, and taped the pieces back together while laughing maniacally. The track blends eerie whispers, glitchy static, and an undercurrent of unease that makes you glance over your shoulder even when you're alone. It’s unsettling, sure, but also kinda brilliant. Every time I listen, I catch some new detail—a faint buzz here, a warped melody there—that keeps me coming back for more punishment.
What’s wild about this cassette is how unpolished it feels. In an era where everything’s auto-tuned and filtered to death, Sardonik Grin reminds us what music can be when it’s allowed to get messy. Sure, the production quality screams “lo-fi” louder than any Spotify playlist, but that’s part of the charm. It’s like flipping through old Polaroids—imperfect, grainy, but full of character.
If you’re looking for background music to chill to, this ain’t it. But if you want something that challenges your ears and maybe even your sanity, preZENtz HOLLOW SPACEz EATING FLYz delivers in spades. Listening to it feels less like entertainment and more like stumbling into someone’s fever dream—and honestly, I kinda love that.
Final thought? This album could soundtrack the apocalypse. Or, y’know, just your next existential crisis. Either way, crank it up and embrace the weirdness.
