Upon first exposure, Making F**k’s music invokes alluring nightmares, calls on angry demons to play. When writing, Kory Quist is inspired by hauntings of a different persuasion. His ominous tonal stampedes draw from contending scenes in weathered Utah, the state gripped by rolling red rock and snow-capped chokeholds. Raised in Provo in the 90’s, his cultural world reflects a similar duality. This
world, fueled by ritualistic sameness and “Mormon guilt,” breeds its antithesis. Apart from single family homes spewing mantras of conformity, addled teenagers gather as if awakened from slumber. Church spires drive stakes into the sky while the music scene rises in loud revolt of their pointed message. In 1994, a film by Kevin Smith slips into this “sacred space.” The vulgar voices of Jay and Silent Bob shake up a religiously cultivated generation. Their script speaks exclusively to the shadowed counter-culture through insults and “f-bombs”. Amidst a low budget black and white backdrop, Clerks becomes the perfectly crass comic relief for Kory. His favorite scene highlights Olaf, Silent Bob’s cousin who is “visiting the states from Moscow” in pursuit of a career as a metal singer. Jay: “C’mon, girls think sexy.” With air microphone and “Russian” accent he sings his lyrics: “My love for you is like a truck, berserker. Would you like some making f**k, berserker?” Girl: “Did he just say ‘making f**k?!’” The scene sticks. Kory ponders on all things lost in translation, mostly his writing. His response to a cultural dichotomy continues through expressive music. In 2005, he moves to Salt Lake City. He plays in Nine worlds in 2008 and starts Making F**k as a side project with original drummer, Jeff Wells. In 2012, Jessica Bundy joins with her cello, pushing the band into unique territory. Her eerie string droned melodies create a soothing dark tension. The demand for more writing and appearances grows. With an encouraging response to their music, they record and self release a 7” EP in 2013 and play regional tours to support it. Eventually, rhythmic perpetrator Anson Bischoff joins as drummer and they complete their debut full length. Kim Pack, violinist of SubRosa, guests on “A Harrowing End.” This album, entitled “A Harrowing End,” will be co-released by Gypsy Blood Records and Exigent Records in the Spring of 2016. Joined by other impassioned friends, they project their vehement attack on conformity and religious dogma.
