Pharmakon (noise project)

Pharmakon
Pharmakon live in Argentina, 2015
Background information
Birth name Margaret Chardiet
Born (1990-06-19) June 19, 1990
Origin New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres Industrial, noise music
Instruments Synths, vocals
Labels BloodLust!, Sacred Bones Records

Pharmakon is a solo industrial noise project of Margaret Chardiet (born June 19, 1990),[1] based out of New York City and formed in 2007. Pharmakon's live musical act has been described as confrontational and concise, attempting to "cross the boundary between performer and audience".[2] Her songs are completely prearranged both live and in recordings, more focused on perfecting a sound rather than generating randomness in noise.

History

Growing up in New York City, Chardiet has been a prominent figure in the underground, experimental music scene since the age of 17.[3] Her involvement in this scene helped inspire her to create her music.

Her eponymous debut as Pharmakon was released in 2009 on the BloodLust! label.[4]

Signing to Sacred Bones Records, she released Abandon in 2013.[5]

For her third release, Bestial Burden,[6] Chardiet stated that the main inspiration for the album was her abrupt surgery, explaining that her experiences made her feel a disconnect with her physical body and her mind.[7]

The fourth Pharmakon album, Contact, was released by Sacred Bones on March 31, 2017.[8]

Discography

  • Pharmakon (2009, BloodLust!)
  • Abandon (2013, Sacred Bones Records)
  • Bestial Burden (2014, Sacred Bones Records)
  • Contact (2017, Sacred Bones Records)

References

  1. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (22 May 2014), Margaret A Chardiet, Residence, Far Rockaway, New York, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
  2. ↑ "Pitchfork Interview: Pharmakon". Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Pharmakon Abandon". Sacred Bones. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pharmakon Pharmakon". Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Pharmakon Abandon". Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Pharmakon Bestial Burden". Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Pitchfork Interview: Pharmakon". Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Pharmakon Announces New Album Contact, Shares New Track". Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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