Pharmakon
Abandon
Sacred Bones (2013)
Phamarkon is a deep black pit inviting you to fall in. If you do, you will never want to climb out again. The girl behind the name Pharmakon is Margaret Chardiet, a not so typical 22-year-old from New York, active in the city’s underground diy scene, who embodies the sound of said darkness. According to an interview of hers (http://janepain.wordpress.com/2012/04/0 … Read more
Pharmakon
Bestial Burden
Sacred Bones (2014)
Just last year Pharmakon was putting out Abandon, tearing our brains apart. Margaret Chardiet (the artist behind Pharmakon) was collecting aspects of industrial, noise and power electronics, filtering all that through her mind and producing one of the most intense listens of (at least) 2013. Now how can you top something like that? Inspiration usually comes from personal experience and … Read more
Pharmakon
Contact
Sacred Bones (2017)
Back in 2014, Margaret Chardier came face to face with a life-threatening situation, which inspired her new record at the time, Bestial Burden. As was the case with her third record, her previous works were dealing with the human experience, the disconnect between mind and body, and the notion of one's mind being trapped inside their body. A young veteran, … Read more
Pharmakon
Maggot Mass
Sacred Bones (2024)
Pharmakon's body of work is a visceral etude on the human condition. Since 2013 with the release of Abandon, Margaret Chardier has explored the darkest sides of the human mind, psyche, and body through the fierce nature of power electronics. This path resulted in the absolute highlight with 2019's Devour, with Chardier perfecting her style. Noise storms raging, abstracted rhythmic … Read more
