Contact
by Pharmakon
User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
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  1. andrevictor
    Apr 13, 2017
    9
    One of the best experimental albums ever released. It is a chaotic, claustrophobic and disturbing record. Unique features, present in a work that on top of any criticism, has become something true and courageous. Nowadays, few artists allow themselves to innovate, but Pharmakon, the opposite of this, manages to transcend their sonority through their musical experiments. It may seem aOne of the best experimental albums ever released. It is a chaotic, claustrophobic and disturbing record. Unique features, present in a work that on top of any criticism, has become something true and courageous. Nowadays, few artists allow themselves to innovate, but Pharmakon, the opposite of this, manages to transcend their sonority through their musical experiments. It may seem a little desperate, but this record is the representation of a diversity of feelings.… Expand
  2. TheKritikonCo
    Jun 1, 2017
    6
    John - Let me just say that if I were rating this from my actual enjoyment of it, it would be receiving a 1. Noise music just isn't for me I'm afraid. The actual instrumentals weren't the problem - it's just that Chardiet's vocals are bit of an acquired taste. I do very much appreciate this album though, don't get me wrong. Each track made sense, especially Sleepwalking Form, whichJohn - Let me just say that if I were rating this from my actual enjoyment of it, it would be receiving a 1. Noise music just isn't for me I'm afraid. The actual instrumentals weren't the problem - it's just that Chardiet's vocals are bit of an acquired taste. I do very much appreciate this album though, don't get me wrong. Each track made sense, especially Sleepwalking Form, which perfectly encaptured the feeling of staggering around sleepwalking. Sentient was the best track on the album for me however. I found it oddly relaxing, maybe verging on trance-like. In my opinion, it embodies the record - technically very, very good, but at it's best when no vocals are present.

    I'll be giving this a 3. A strong album, well produced, well put together, and one that I'm sure fans of the genre will enjoy. But be warned - Pharmakon's music is not for the faint of heart!

    Overall Score - 3/5

    Tilly - I'm no expert on noise music, so take this review with a pinch of salt. Pharmakon's Contact album was mental. Not necessarily in a bad way. Her vocals are at times - okay, the majority of the time - off-putting, aside from on Sleepwalking Form where I do feel like they added something special. Vocally, she oddly reminds me - and please forgive me, fans of the noise genre - of Maria Brink from rock band In This Moment. In fact, at times it genuinely could have been her. I did find the songs without her 'singing' a lot better, and a lot more listenable I guess? Which I know is not exactly the main goal when creating a noise album. Overall Contact was a technically good record, but not one that I will ever, ever play again.

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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 13 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
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  1. The Wire
    Jun 2, 2017
    70
    Contact may be more consistent than earlier albums, but some of the edges have been filed down and some of the physical intimacy that had such an impact by virtue of being too close for comfort is dialled down. [Apr 2017, p.47]
  2. Tiny Mix Tapes
    May 12, 2017
    80
    Contact is aggregated purge and celebration past the self, flesh seared back and stomp soldered to somnambulism.
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  3. Resident Advisor
    Apr 28, 2017
    80
    Chardiet's presence on the album is so commanding, however, that you can almost feel her reaching out to you from beyond the recording. It'll shake you up, no matter what.
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