The band was made up of Toni Salminen (guitarist/vocalist), Marko Eskola (vocalist) and Pekka Kauppila (bass guitarist).
The band used both clean and growling vocals and incorporated jazz and funk elements into their music.
Farmakon's first album, A Warm Glimpse, was released in 2003, and the opening track, "Loosely of Ameobas" was included on Earache's "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion II" compilation.
[4] In 2007, Farmakon started to work on material for a new album, tentatively entitled Syan.
The band announced that the former drummer Riku Airisto had agreed to play the drums on the album, after the departure of Matti Auerkallio.