- When
- Nov 2004
This is a release on Type Records, the label I co-founded with John Xela. John was responsible for its musical output; I contributed in the first few years on design and running the label. The catalogue is archived here for posterity.
Boomkat, which stocked the label, still lists this record, filed under Electronic.
Khonnor, the 17-year-old US-based wunderkind, first came to the attention of many through his cult internet-only EP releases as 'Grandma' and 'I, Cactus'; 'Handwriting' is his long-awaited debut album, two years in the making. Dreamlike digitally manipulated guitar noise and wavering synths form the foundation for most of the tracks, complimented by Khonnor's frank and open lyrics as he charts the ups and downs of teenage love, pocket change and lost hazy nights. Using only an old PC, a microphone from a 'Learn Japanese' boxset and a single low quality PC speaker, Connor Kirby-Long created something fresh and original.
Coverage
MTV Europe“This Is Our Music”2005
“The week following the release of the album Khonnor's parents still hadn't been told that their son had made a record and that some guys from MTV Europe were in town doing a documentary on him.”
Made at Type.
Earlier in the catalogue: Mokira — Album TYPE002. Later in the catalogue: Logreybeam — It's All Just Another Aspect Of Mannerism TYPE004.