Kid Acne (real name Ed Bradbury, born 1978) is an artist, illustrator and hip-hop musician. He was born in Lilongwe, Malawi. He grew up in

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, Leicestershire, and currently lives and works in

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, England. He spent his formative years painting

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, creating

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and making limited run records on his own Invisible Spies imprint. His signature style has adorned products for leading brands such as Prada,

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, Brompton and

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Discography

Albums

*''Rap Traffic'' (LP) / Invisible Spies 2001 *''Council Pop'' (LP) / Invisible Spies 2003 *''Romance Ain't Dead'' (LP) / Lex Records 2007 *''Have A Word'' (LP) / Lex Records 2019 *Null And Void (LP) / Lewis Recordings 2021

EPs and singles

*"Squirrel Hunters" (7") / Invisible Spies 2001 *"Regarde Kid Acne" (7") / Invisible Spies 2002 *"Radio Music" (12", Single) / Invisible Spies 2003 *"Zub-Zub Rockers" (7", Single) / Electro Caramel 2003 *"Reality Raps" EP (12", EP) / Invisible Spies 2004 *"Eddy Fresh" (7", Single) / Lex Records, EMI Records 2007 *"Eddy Fresh" (12") / Lex Records, EMI Records 2007 *"Sliding Doors" (7") / Lex Records, EMI Records 2007 *"Worst Luck" EP (7") / Lex Records 2007

Appears on

*MONGRELS – Slingshots (7") / C U Next Tuesday 1997 *Toah Dynamic – Hip-Hop Gymkhana (7") / C U Next Tuesday 1997 *Invisible Spies (CD, Comp) / C U Next Tuesday Records 1998 *Req – Car Paint Scheme (LP) / Style Mentorz / Skint Records 2000 *Toah Dynamic – Movement (LP) / Invisible Spies 2000 *Lexoleum Two (12", EP) Rap Dracula / Lex Records 2001 *Lexample (CD) Radio Music / Lex Records 2002 *MONGRELS – Fresh Arrangements (7") / Invisible Spies 2002 *Toah Dynamic – Harvest Festival (7") / Invisible Spies 2002 *Toah Dynamic – Son Of A Copper (7") / Invisible Spies 2002 *Toah Dynamic – Cops Hate Our Love (LP) / Invisible Spies 2002 *Abstract Funk Theory (2xLP, Comp) Ghosts With Teeth / Obsessive 2003 *Suspect Files Vol 3 (CD, Comp) South Yorks / Suspect Packages 2004 *Lexample (CD, Promo, Smplr) Eddy Fresh / Lex Records 2007 *MONGRELS - Low Budget High Concept (10") / Invisible Spies 2015 *MONGRELS - You Dig Raps? (7") / Invisible Spies 2015 *Burgundy Blood Meets MONGRELS - (cassette EP) ...In The Pop Wilderness / Invisible Spies 2016 *MONGRELS - Attack The Monolith (LP) / Invisible Spies 2016 *MONGRELS - Attack The Megalith (EP) / Invisible Spies 2017 *MONGRELS - Over Eggin' It (7") / Invisible Spies 2018 *I Monster - The Living Dead / The Living Dead

Zebra Face

Zebra Face is a cartoon character created by Kid Acne and Supreme Vagabond Craftsman. He is a bombastic stripey horse with a hip-hop obsession and an insulin dependent sidekick. Zebra Face first appeared in a one-page comic strip in Kid Acne's 'Velcro Grass' fanzine in 1995. Generating mild interest amongst the UK fanzine scene at the time, Zebra Face then became a fanzine of his own before the duo began working on a book, which was self-published in 2001. ''Zebra Face'' was made into a short animated series for

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, broadcast in Autumn 2012.

Selected solo exhibitions

*2021: ALL THAT & A BAG OF CHIPS / Stella Dore Gallery, St Leanards (UK) *2019: HAVE A WORD / S1 Artspace, Sheffield (UK) *2017: MARK MY WORDS / C.A.V.E Gallery, Los Angeles (US) *2015: DESTINED FOR GREATNESS / C.A.V.E Gallery, Los Angeles (US) *2015: RUMBLE IN THE JUMBLE / B&B Gallery, Sheffield (UK) *2014: THE RETURN / Galo Art Gallery, Turin (IT) *2014: STANDARD PRACTICE / B&B Gallery, Sheffield (UK) *2014: ADAPTATIONS / Graffiti Life Gallery, London (UK) *2012: DAMN STRAIGHT/ Inoperable Gallery, Vienna (AT) *2012: STAND & DELIVER / C.A.V.E Gallery, Los Angeles (US) *2011: CLOAK & DAGGER / Other Gallery, Beijing (CN) *2011: KILL YOUR DARLINGS / Millennium Gallery, Sheffield (UK) *2011: RHYTHM IS A DANCER / Stolen Space, London (UK) *2010: WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS / Concrete Hermit, London (UK) *2010: DUST IN THE GIANT’S EYE / Electrik Sheep Gallery, Newcastle (UK) *2010: OIS’ EASY / Helmet Gallery, Munich (DE) *2009: SMOKE & MIRRORS / Stella Dore Gallery, London (UK)

References

External links

About – Kid Acne
kidacne.com/about * Allmusic.com: Biographybr>Discogs
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