Eric's Trip

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Eric's Trip
Country	Moncton, New Brunswick Canada
Years active	1990 – 1996
Genres	Rock and Roll, Indie, Grunge
Labels	Sub-Pop
Members	Christopher Thompson (vocals, guitar, bass, drums) Julie Doiron (bass, vocals, guitar, drums) Rick White (guitar, vocals) Ed Vaughan (drums 1990-1991) Mark Gaudet (drums 1991-1996)

For the song "Eric's Trip" by Sonic Youth, see the album Daydream Nation.

Eric's Trip were a Canadian indie rock band hailing from Moncton, New Brunswick. Forming in 1990 when musicians Rick White and Christopher Thompson of The Forest joined Julie Doiron and Ed Vaughan (who was later replaced by Mark Gaudet of Purple Knight), they took their name from a Sonic Youth song. They emulated the distorted guitar of Dinosaur Jr., the folk leanings of Neil Young, and the lo-fi aesthetic of Sebadoh. Rick White described their sound as "sappy melodic pop music on top of thick distortion."

Eric's Trip were the first Canadian band, and one of three Atlantic Canadian bands, to be signed to Seattle's Sub Pop Records in the early 1990's. (The others were Jale and The Hardship Post.)

The band broke up in 1996, but reunited in 2001, and again in August 2006, to play at the Sappy Records Festival in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.

Bassist Julie Doiron currently has a successful solo career, Rick White and Mark Gaudet play in Elevator, and Christopher Thompson enjoyed some fame as Moon Socket.

[edit] Personnel

Julie Doiron (bass guitar, guitar, vocals)
Christopher Thompson (guitar, bass, drums, vocals)
Rick White (vocals, guitar)
Ed Vaughan (drums) (1990 - 1991)
Mark Gaudet (drums, vocals; replaced Vaughan) (1991 - 1996)

[edit] Discography

Eric's Trip Cassette (1990, Independent)
Catapillars EP Cassette (1991, Independent)
Drowning EP Cassette (1991, Independent)
Sickness featured on Naked in the Marsh 10" Compilation of Moncton Bands, 500 copies on green vinyl (1991, NIM)
Warm Girl Cassette (1992, Independent)
Belong 7" EP (1992, NIM)
Peter EP Cassette/CD (1993, Murderecords), LP (1993, Sub Pop Germany)
Songs About Chris 7" EP (1993, Sub Pop)
Julie and the Porthole to Dimentia 7" EP (1993, Sappy)
Trapped In New York 7" (1993, Summershine Records)
Love Tara Cassette/CD/LP(1993, Sub Pop)
Warm Girl 7" EP (1993, Derivative)
Understanding featured on Raw Energy CD Compilation (1993, Raw Energy Records)
Blue Sky For Julie/Smother featured on Never Mind The Molluscs East Coast Compilation Double 7" set/CD (1993, Sub Pop)
Blue Sky For Julie/Smother featured on Sub Pop Employee Of The Month Compilation CD/LP(1993, Sub Pop)
The Gordon Street Haunting 7" EP (1994, Sub Pop)
Forever Again Cassette, CD and LP (1994, Sub Pop)
Laying Blame b/w Stove-Smother Split 7" with Sloan (1994, Cinnamon Toast)
Laying Blame featured on Trim Crusts if Desired East Coast CD Compilation (1994, Cinnamon Toast)
The Road South 7" (1995, Sonic Unyon)
Evie featured on Not If I Smell You First CD Compilation (1995, Sonic Unyon)
If You Don't Want Me featured on Teenage Zit Rock Angst Compilation LP/CD/8-track (1995, Nardwuar The Human Serviette/Mint Records)
Purple Blue Cassette, CD/LP (1996, Sub Pop)
Pillow (Red) b/w Payday and Don't Spook the Horse... Split 7" with Moviola (1996, metoo! records)
Long Days Ride 'Till Tomorrow Career Anthology CD(1997, Sappy)
The Eric's Trip Show Live CD (2001, Teenage USA)
Live in Concert November 4th, 2001 live (2001, Great Beyond)