Kid Carpet

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Kid Carpet, March 2007
Singer Kid Carpet (left) and Antoine de Caunes (right) in London. Photo by Sandrine Pothin-Noir. Antoine de Caunes by Flickr user Kid Carpet 1202019588.jpg
Singer Kid Carpet (left) and Antoine de Caunes (right) in London. Photo by Sandrine Pothin-Noir.

Kid Carpet (born Ed Patrick) is a musician from Bristol, England. His music has been described as 'kiddy disco punk' and 'shit-hop', as it is recorded in his home studio using instruments such as samplers, Casio keyboards, and various children's toys including plastic Fisher-Price guitars and Tamagotchi innards. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Kid Carpet made his live debut at Bristol's Watershed Media Centre in May 2003 and has since toured with well-known acts including Willy Mason, Badly Drawn Boy, Mylo, The Go! Team, Arcade Fire, Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip and The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players. He was signed to the independent label Tired & Lonesome, who released his debut album, Ideas and Oh Dears in 2005. After the album release, he appeared on BBC Radio 1's Battle Of The One Man Bands. His second album, Casio Royale , was released on Rob da Bank's record label Sunday Best on 30 June 2008. He makes an appearance on Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip's song "Cowboi" from 2010 album The Logic Of Chance . His third album, which contains his sound track work from Alex Cox's film Repo Chick was released on dan le sac's Dumb Drum Records label in 2011.

Discography

Albums
Singles
EPs

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References

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  2. "Kid Carpet – Clash Music Artist Profile, Bio, Tickets, Site Links and Photo Gallery Listings". Clash Music. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  3. "Kid Carpet - Bubblin' Under". Ian Roullier Journalism, originally published in DJ magazine, Summer 2008, Issue 101. Retrieved 19 September 2010.