Devour overall is a punishing, malicious force of a record, one focused entirely on the eradication of any sense of self and musical procedure, with no room for reprieve.
As a propulsive work, fueled by immediacy and intensity, Devour rejects the attempt to escape the body through the gear-consumed noise fetishist. It’s a reminder of the limits of the body as a site of power, strength lying within the body’s fight against the world that imposes limitations.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
If you've never heard of Pharmakon before, expect something terrifying. Pharmakon makes the abrasive and experimental efforts of others seem like peanuts as Margaret Chardiet shrilly screams over industrial tones and deafening droning. However, her music is also one of message, as each album has perhaps a lost theme that isn't always so on the surface outside of the artwork on the album. This release is about self-consumption, and the human ability to devour ... read more
It's sad that this bands' style is so cool and yet their song writing is so bad. You have a sound which can be used to make a legitimately haunting album and yet it is all ruined with the genuinely awful execution. This album is one of the most tedious listening experiences I've had this year.
I really hope the statue head in the cover is made of cake. It looks like it, and it would be less painful to think about. And yeah, y'all have a creepy ass music taste if you're legit saying this is good in any way other than being played in an amusement park's "haunted house".
It's interesting, but it doesn't go very far. It is essentially just monotonous industrial instrumentals topped by a woman screaming like my neighbor.
1 | Homeostasis 4:07 | 79 |
2 | Spit It Out 7:32 | 80 |
3 | Self-Regulating System 6:22 | 77 |
4 | Deprivation 7:52 | 74 |
5 | Pristine Panic / Cheek by Jowl 10:12 | 78 |
#9 | / | Treble |
#34 | / | No Ripcord |
#77 | / | Noisey |