Khonnor
Handwriting

THE REVIEW

Behind the pseudonym Khonnor hides Connor Kirby, a prodigy who at 17, in 2004, published his first full work "Handwriting." A Masterpiece.

His recipe is nothing extraordinarily original, the ingredients are all recognizable. Lo-fi home electronics, folk, pop, shoegaze but magically dosed with superlative results that leave you breathless, considering his young age.

I felt the same sensations the first time I heard the unrepeatable debut of the Radio Dept, nothing new but it was Magical. The same indefinable magic that makes this debut unforgettable.

Fragile feelings, a delicate Fennesz meets the shyness of the Radio Dept, the stripped soul of noise of the My Bloody Valentine, the poetry of Slowdive.

Fog in an Autumnal morning crossed by timid lightning.

Shoegaze cleansed of its electricity and dressed in light minimal electronics.

Disturbed notes of a graceful dream pop come out from an old radio.

Melancholic notes supported by faint electronic beats and an embarrassed voice singing shaky tunes.

Folk pop arpeggios disturbed by electronic interference. An old worn-out vinyl playing on a meadow amid the fog, where the pastel silhouettes of Sigur Ros and Radio Head can be seen.

A shy silent masterpiece highly recommended to souls that feed on the most ethereal dream pop-shoegaze and do not disdain the flavors of minimal electronics.