“Maggot Mass,” the fifth full-length album by Pharmakon on Sacred Bones Records, marks the projects return after a five-year hiatus. This album signifies a departure from the original rules and structures established by Margaret Chardiet for Pharmakon, evolving into a new form. It retains the projects experimental roots in power electronics and noise while incorporating industrial and punk influences.
The album stems from a profound disgust with humanitys dysfunctional relationship with the environment and other life forms. It explores the loneliness resulting from this broken bond and challenges us to acknowledge our personal and systemic responsibility.