Pharmakon - Maggot Mass (Euphoric Euphoria Vinl)

Pharmakon - Maggot Mass (Euphoric Euphoria Vinl)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

Satanic Panic in the Attic has been re-mastered for vinyl and is being pressed on 180-gram Yellow and Light Blue vinyl with a second disc featuring seven additional tracks recorded during the same era

filmmaker Olivia Wyatt (Sailing A Sinking Sea) and Bonny Prince Billy (Epic Jammers And Fortunate Little Ditties)

Interpol) evoke freedom and euphoric joy — maintaining the band’s signature minimalism

all add to the album’s overall flavor

From there

impactful stops and starts

blues-drenched mood that takes in heart-breaking soul

and includes an insert with full album lyrics

These songs are full of heartache and longing - a sadness Medford addresses head-on in what is undeniably her best album to date

but instead fully realized

bike theft

to uncanny effect