Eric's Trip

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For the song "Eric's Trip" by Sonic Youth, see the album Daydream Nation.
Eric's Trip
Origin Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Flag of Canada
Genre(s) Indie rock
Years active 1990–1996, 2001, 2006, 2007
Label(s) Sub Pop
Members
Rick White
Julie Doiron
Chris Thompson
Mark Gaudet
Former members
Ed Vaughan

Eric's Trip is a Canadian indie rock band hailing from Moncton, New Brunswick.

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[edit] History

Eric's Trip formed in 1990 when musicians Rick White and Chris 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 and 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 to be signed to Seattle's Sub Pop record label in the early 1990s. Another two Atlantic Canadian bands, Jale and The Hardship Post, were signed to Sub Pop in subsequent years.

The band broke up in 1996, but reunited in 2001 and August of 2006 to play at the Sappy Records Festival in Sackville, New Brunswick. They reunited again for a series of shows in 2007 [1], including a show at the 2007 Halifax Pop Explosion. The band has announced tour dates for the summer of 2008.

Bassist Julie Doiron currently has a successful solo career and plays with Shotgun & Jaybird. Rick White and Mark Gaudet play in Elevator, and Chris Thompson enjoyed some fame as Moon Socket. Thompson currently plays in The Memories Attack with Ron Bates of Moncton band Orange Glass. White produced Doiron's 2007 solo album Woke Myself Up, which features three tracks on which the entire Eric's Trip lineup worked together.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] EPs

  • Eric's Trip EP cassette (Independent) – 1990
  • Catapillars EP cassette (Independent) – 1991
  • Drowning EP cassette (Independent) – 1991
  • Warm Girl EP cassette (Independent) – 1992
  • Belong 7" EP (NIM) – 1992
  • Peter cassette/CD (Murderecords), LP (Sub Pop Germany) – 1993
  • Songs About Chris 7" EP (4 songs) / CD5 (6 songs) (Sub Pop) – 1993
  • Julie and the Porthole to Dimentia 7" EP (One solo track by each of the four members) (Sappy Records) – 1993
  • Trapped In New York 7" EP (Summershine Records) – 1993
  • Warm Girl 7" EP (Derivative) – 1993
  • The Gordon Street Haunting 7" EP / CD5 (Sub Pop) – 1994
  • The Road South 7" EP (Sonic Unyon) – 1995

[edit] Splits

  • "Laying Blame" b/w Stove-Smother Split 7" with Sloan (Cinnamon Toast Records) – 1994
  • Pillow (Red) b/w Payday and Don't Spook the Horse... Split 7" with Moviola (metoo! records) – 1996

[edit] Compilations

  • "Sickness" featured on Naked in the Marsh 10" Compilation of Moncton bands, 500 copies on green vinyl (NIM) – 1991
  • "Understanding" featured on Raw Energy CD Compilation (Raw Energy Records) – 1993
  • "Blue Sky For Julie/Smother" featured on Never Mind The Molluscs East Coast Compilation Double 7" set/CD (Sub Pop) – 1993
  • "Blue Sky For Julie/Smother" featured on Sub Pop Employee Of The Month Compilation CD/LP (Sub Pop) – 1993
  • "Laying Blame" featured on Trim Crusts if Desired East Coast CD Compilation (Cinnamon Toast) – 1994
  • "Evie" featured on Not If I Smell You First CD Compilation (Sonic Unyon) – 1995
  • "If You Don't Want Me" featured on Teenage Zit Rock Angst Compilation LP/CD/8-track (Nardwuar the Human Serviette/Mint Records) – 1995

[edit] References

  1. ^ Solarski, Matthew. "Eric's Trip Reunite (Again), Tour Canada", Pitchfork Media, 2007-08-01. Retrieved on 2007-08-27. 

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