Through the Gash

Hannah Fury | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 7, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: MellowTraumatic Recordings
• ASIN: B000QYO2LI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,362 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Defenestration

2. No Man Alive

3. Don't Be Scared

4. Carnival Justice (The Gloves Are Off) Part II

5. You Don't Leave a Trace

6. Where the Wounds Are

7. You Had Me

8. Beware the Touch

9. Girls That Glitter Love the Dark

10. Status

11. The Apple

12. Carousel

13. Never Look Back

Editorial Reviews

1. Defenestration 2. No Man Alive 3. Don't Be Scared 4. Carnival Justice (The Gloves Are Off) Part II 5. You Don't Leave A Trace 6. Where the Wounds Are 7. You Had Me 8. Beware the Touch 9. Girls that Glitter Love the Dark 10. Status 11. The Apple 12. Carousel 13. Never Look Back

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The madness ends, the music starts, August 8, 2007

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E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Through the Gash (Audio CD)

Let's be honest here -- carnivals are creepy, and always have been. If you don't believe me, read some Ray Bradbury or watch "Carnival of Souls."

So it's not exactly surprising that Hannah Fury's second full-length album has a sort of dark, electronic circus feel, like a chanteuse at a carnival's haunted house. But Fury remains the star of "Through the Gash," especially with those beautifully creepy lyrics and gentle warbling voice.

It opens with some stabs of organ, before melting into a quavering keyboard melody. "You want to walk straight down the line/I just sway from side to side/Coming at you like some tattered corpse bride/Coming at you, so stand aside," Fury croons quietly. Somehow a Tim Burton reference seems quite appropriate.

But things really start with "Carnival Justice (The Gloves A Off - Part II)" (and no, there is no part one): a blurring, shifting song that starts the evil-carnival sound: "Step right up and get what you deserve/What a prize!/Yeah, it's her/And if you think you scored your vision must be blurred/Welcome to the Theater of the Absurd..."

From there, Fury quietly segues into her other songs -- slow oscillating ballads, tattered ghostly pop with shifting vocals, organ pop, creepy little synthrockers about someone being devoured, and a pair of music-box tunes. It peaks with the brilliant, slow organ tune about how "Girls that glitter love the dark/We lace it through our bitter, black little hearts."

Basically, "Through the Gash" sounds like a collaboration between Neil Gaiman and Feist -- all lovely vocals, electronic music and eerie creep. It's a thoroughly entrancing little album of gothic pop, as quiet, lovely and ominous as a moonlight night.

But "Through the Gash" displays a big change in Fury's musical style -- her previous album was all piano with a dash of keyboard. But now it's all wrapped in a cloak of quavering synth, with some drum machines to keep the beat. The piano is still there, but more sparingly, with organ to take its place. And the edges of the last few songs are decorated with carousel tunes and a music-box melody.

The big flaw? That would be Fury's vocals, which are beautiful, ethereal, rich and sensual... when you can hear them. They sometimes get lost in the mix. But she delivers her haunting, evocative songs wonderfully, whether they're fragile-sounding ballads or slightly evil pop tunes ("They won't regret it, or so they say/Those you have loved have snagged on your thorny veins").

If the cover art doesn't scare you off, "Through the Gash" is a great choice for a darker, eerier kind of singer-songerwriter, with a knack for delicately creepy songs. Step right up!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spooky? Yes, but don't be scared..., October 27, 2007

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Dragon "The Fox" (Helsinki, Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Through the Gash (Audio CD)

Hannah Fury's latest release 'Through the Gash' is a brave record from a VERY independent artist who does everything herself. Sometimes this can be heard in her music (the outdated drum-machines) but generally just in a positive way. She really doesn't have to think what the money-eyed record company producer would say about anything. The theme on the record isn't very mainstream - comparing heartache in relationships to open wounds, veins and stiches... The theme goes on the whole record. The music is stunningly beautiful - in a haunting way. She plays keyboards and layers her vocals with music-making software on her computer. Sometimes she screams but more often whispers. Many times both at the same time. The standout tracks for me are "You don't leave a trace" with its interesting line 'Let me be your wet nightmare', "Girls that glitter love the Dark" which melts your heart with a bittersweet story about girls who capture love and won't ever let it out again. The album starts with "Defenestration" with its horrifyingly lovely organ chords. Then comes "No man alive" and takes us to something like a madman's circus. Or woman's in this case. It's a waltz yes, but not your ordinary night in Vienna I can promise. 'Give me a shimmering astral cord so I can be there when he is with his whore'. Do I need to say more?

The record is just amazing. Where would this lady be if she had the money to hire more people into her production? Live drums would be the first-aid. Then maybe some acoustic instruments instead of everything made with computers.

Just buy her music and support an original, real, INDEPENDENT artist!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A berserker version of Tori Amos, July 3, 2007

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Nobody - See all my reviews

This review is from: Through the Gash (Audio CD)

I stole that from a blog review, I'm not sure what it means, but I like it. Definitely Ms. Fury sounds like she grew up listening to Amos, but given her age that doesn't seem quite fair, she's been around for quite awhile. I like a lot of that breathy girl voice over dramatic piano and synth stuff, including this. Her voice isn't that strong and gets buried in places, especially on the up-tempo part of "Beware", which also doesn't quite work, by the way. In "Defenistration" it almost vanishes but comes back big over a goth-like organ I like a lot, kind of reminds me of Shakespeare's Sister. "Apple" also could have used much more vocal presence, she seems afraid to just belt it out sometimes. But for the most part the groove works pretty good, and I find it curious I've never run across her name before this. She should be better known, this is really accomplished music, my nitpicking aside. I'll definitely check out some of the back catalog, but in the meantime, maybe "Gash" will break her out of the indie hinterland a bit, it's a solid CD.