Kid Carpet
Encyclopedia
Kid Carpet, real name Ed Patrick, is a musician from Bristol
, UK. 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
guitar
s and Tamagotchi
innards.
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 30th 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
will be released on dan le sac's Dumb Drum Records label in 2011.
Singles:
EPs:
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, UK. 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
Casio
is a multinational electronic devices manufacturing company founded in 1946, with its headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Casio is best known for its electronic products, such as calculators, audio equipment, PDAs, cameras, musical instruments, and watches...
keyboards, and various children's toys including plastic Fisher-Price
Fisher-Price
Fisher-Price is a company that produces toys for infants and children, headquartered in East Aurora, New York. Fisher-Price has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel since 1993.-History:...
guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s and Tamagotchi
Tamagotchi
The is a handheld digital pet, created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai. It was first sold by Bandai in 1996 in Japan. As of 2010, over 76 million Tamagotchis have been sold world-wide...
innards.
Career
Kid Carpet made his live debut at Bristol's Watershed Media CentreWatershed Media Centre
Watershed opened in June 1982 as the United Kingdom's first dedicated media centre. Based in former warehouses on the harbourside at Bristol, it hosts three cinemas, a café/bar, events/conferencing spaces, and office spaces for administrative and creative staff. It occupies the former V and W sheds...
in May 2003 and has since toured with well-known acts including Willy Mason
Willy Mason
Willy Mason is an American singer-songwriter.- Early life :He was born in New York, the son of Jemima James and Michael Mason, both folk singers. When Mason was five, he and his family moved from New York to West Tisbury, Massachusetts on the island of Martha's Vineyard...
, Badly Drawn Boy
Badly Drawn Boy
Damon Gough is an English alternative music singer/songwriter. He was born on 2 October 1969, in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. He grew up in the Breightmet area of Bolton, Lancashire, England....
, Mylo
Mylo
Myles MacInnes , better known by the stage name Mylo, is a Scottish electronic musician and record producer.-Career:...
, The Go! Team
The Go! Team
The Go! Team are a six-piece band from Brighton, England. They combine indie rock and garage rock with a mixture of blaxploitation and Bollywood soundtracks, double dutch chants, old school hip hop and distorted guitars similar to the style of Sonic Youth. Their songs are a mix of live...
, Arcade Fire, Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip
dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip are a hip-hop duo, combining electronic beats with sung, spoken, and rapped lyrics. The pair are Daniel Stephens , and David Peter Meads...
and The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players describe themselves as an "indie-vaudeville conceptual art-rock pop band", from the United States. Originally from Seattle, Washington, they are now based in New York, New York.-Overview:...
. 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
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
's Battle Of The One Man Bands. His second album, Casio Royale, was released on Rob da Bank
Rob da Bank
Robert John Gorham, known by the pseudonym Rob da Bank, is a British disc jockey. He presents a Friday-night/Saturday-morning show, Rob da Bank, on BBC Radio 1 from 5am-7am, focused on promoting new left field music...
's record label Sunday Best
Sunday Best
Sunday best or Sunday Best can mean:* Sunday best clothes, traditionally reserved for wearing to church on Sundays* Sunday Best * Sunday Best...
on 30th June 2008. He makes an appearance on Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip's song Cowboi from 2010 album The Logic Of Chance
The Logic of Chance
The track "Cauliflower" features an American female singer who performs under the pseudonym Kid A. The track "Cowboi" features Bristol-based musician Kid Carpet....
. His third album, which contains his sound track work from Alex Cox
Alex Cox
Alexander Cox is a British film director, screenwriter, nonfiction author and sometime actor, notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach to scripts...
's film Repo Chick
Repo Chick
Repo Chick is a 2009 comedy film and sequel to Repo Man, written and directed by Alex Cox. Like Cox's first feature, it centers on the repossession trade and a mysterious vehicle with a large reward. It is the second of Cox's "microfeatures," produced for a very low budget and given very little...
will be released on dan le sac's Dumb Drum Records label in 2011.
Discography
Albums:- Ideas And Oh Dears (2005 / Tired & Lonesome Records) (versions bought from independent record stores are accompanied by an additional CD, featuring Kid Carpet remixes and various interludes)
- Casio Royale (2008 / Sunday Best Records)
- The Advert Break (2010 / Self Release)
- Songs From Repo Chick (2011 / Dumb Drum Records)
Singles:
- Your Love (2005 / Tired & Lonesome Records)
- Shiny Shiny New (2005 / Tired & Lonesome Records)
- Carrier Bag (2005 / Tired & Lonesome Records)
- I Don't Wanna Fall in Love With You (2008 / Sunday Best Records)
- Make it Look Good (2008 / Sunday Best Records)
- Hitting the Wall (2008 / Sunday Best Records)
EPs:
- Shit Dope EP (2005 / Self Release)
- The Kid's Back EP (2007 / Tired & Lonesome Records)
- Shuffle Remix EP (2011 / Dumb Drum Records)