For the song "Eric's Trip" by Sonic Youth, see Daydream Nation.
Eric's Trip is a Canadian indie rock band from Moncton, New Brunswick. Eric's Trip achieved prominence as the first Canadian band to be signed to Seattle's flagship grunge label Sub Pop in the early 1990s.[2] The band had a minor hit in alternative circles with the single "View Master", from the 1994 album Forever Again.
Eric's Trip formed in 1990 when musicians Rick White and Chris Thompson joined Julie Doiron and Ed Vaughan (who was later replaced by Mark Gaudet). They took their name from a Sonic Youth song[3] and developed a unique sound which fused elements of the distorted guitar of Dinosaur Jr., vocal elements of My Bloody Valentine, the folk leanings of Neil Young, and the lo-fi aesthetic of Sebadoh. White described their sound as "sappy melodic pop music on top of thick distortion." Gaudet's description was more succinct: "dreamy punk".[citation needed]
The band released their first album, Love Tara, in 1993.[4]
Eric's Trip went on indefinite hiatus in 1996 and reunited in 2001. They played at the Sappy Records Festival in Sackville, New Brunswick from 2006-2009.[5][6] In 2010 both White and Doiron played separate sets at SappyFest.[7][8] Eric's Trip also played a series of shows in 2007, including a show at the 2007 Halifax Pop Explosion.[9] A two-disc CD tribute album, titled Songs For Eric: A Tribute to Eric's Trip featuring Eric's Trip songs covered by artists influenced by the band, released by Gooseberry Rcords, in April 2009.[10]
Doiron currently has a successful solo career; in 1999, she recorded the album Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars with the Ottawa band Wooden Stars, which won a Juno Award for Best Alternative Album of the Year,[11] and from 2003 to 2007 she performed with Shotgun & Jaybird. White and Gaudet played in Elevator until 2009, when White announces the bands dissolution at that years SappyFest.[12] Since then, White has also released three solo albums under the name Rick White Album, The Rick White Album, Memoreaper and 137 during, and after Elevator. Gaudet currently plays in the heavy metal band Funeral Fog.[13] Thompson enjoyed some fame as Moon Socket, and currently plays in The Memories Attack with Ron Bates of Moncton band Orange Glass, as well as the band Diamondtown.[14]
White produced Doiron's solo albums Woke Myself Up (2007) and I Can Wonder What You Did with Your Day (2009). Woke Myself Up features three tracks on which the entire Eric's Trip lineup contributed to the recording, their first studio collaboration since the band's 1996 breakup, while I Can Wonder has been described by critics as directly revisiting the sound and style of Eric's Trip for the first time in Doiron's solo career.
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For the song Eric s Trip by Sonic Youth see Daydream Nation Eric s Trip is a Canadian indie rock band from Moncton New Brunswick Eric s Trip achieved prominence as the first Canadian band to be signed to Seattle s flagship grunge label Sub Pop in the early 1990s 2 The band had a minor hit in alternative circles with the single View Master from the 1994 album Forever Again Eric s TripEric s Trip live in 2006 Background informationAlso known asStereo MountainOriginMoncton New BrunswickGenresIndie rock noise pop alternative rock grunge 1 Years active1990 1996 2001 2006 presentLabelsSub Pop Sappy Great Beyond Sonic Unyon Murderecords Squirtgun RecordsMembersRick WhiteJulie DoironChris ThompsonMark GaudetPast membersEd Vaughan Contents 1 History 2 Personnel 3 Discography 3 1 EPs cassettes 3 2 Albums 3 3 Live Albums 3 4 Splits 3 5 Compilations 3 6 Other 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editEric s Trip formed in 1990 when musicians Rick White and Chris Thompson joined Julie Doiron and Ed Vaughan who was later replaced by Mark Gaudet They took their name from a Sonic Youth song 3 and developed a unique sound which fused elements of the distorted guitar of Dinosaur Jr vocal elements of My Bloody Valentine the folk leanings of Neil Young and the lo fi aesthetic of Sebadoh White described their sound as sappy melodic pop music on top of thick distortion Gaudet s description was more succinct dreamy punk citation needed The band released their first album Love Tara in 1993 4 nbsp Julie Doiron plays with Eric s Trip in Saskatoon 2001 Eric s Trip went on indefinite hiatus in 1996 and reunited in 2001 They played at the Sappy Records Festival in Sackville New Brunswick from 2006 2009 5 6 In 2010 both White and Doiron played separate sets at SappyFest 7 8 Eric s Trip also played a series of shows in 2007 including a show at the 2007 Halifax Pop Explosion 9 A two disc CD tribute album titled Songs For Eric A Tribute to Eric s Trip featuring Eric s Trip songs covered by artists influenced by the band released by Gooseberry Rcords in April 2009 10 Doiron currently has a successful solo career in 1999 she recorded the album Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars with the Ottawa band Wooden Stars which won a Juno Award for Best Alternative Album of the Year 11 and from 2003 to 2007 she performed with Shotgun amp Jaybird White and Gaudet played in Elevator until 2009 when White announces the bands dissolution at that years SappyFest 12 Since then White has also released three solo albums under the name Rick White Album The Rick White Album Memoreaper and 137 during and after Elevator Gaudet currently plays in the heavy metal band Funeral Fog 13 Thompson enjoyed some fame as Moon Socket and currently plays in The Memories Attack with Ron Bates of Moncton band Orange Glass as well as the band Diamondtown 14 White produced Doiron s solo albums Woke Myself Up 2007 and I Can Wonder What You Did with Your Day 2009 Woke Myself Up features three tracks on which the entire Eric s Trip lineup contributed to the recording their first studio collaboration since the band s 1996 breakup while I Can Wonder has been described by critics as directly revisiting the sound and style of Eric s Trip for the first time in Doiron s solo career Personnel editJulie Doiron bass guitar vocals Chris Thompson guitar bass drums vocals Rick White vocals guitar Ed Vaughan drums 1990 1991 Mark Gaudet drums vocals 1991 present Discography editEPs cassettes edit Eric s Trip cassette Independent Dec 1990 Catapillars EP cassette Independent Apr 1991 Drowning EP cassette Independent Aug 1991 Warm Girl cassette Independent Jan 1992 Belong 7 inch EP NIM Apr 1992 Peter cassette CD Murderecords LP Sub Pop Germany Apr 1993 Songs About Chris 7 inch EP 4 songs CD5 6 songs Sub Pop May 1993 Julie and the Porthole to Dimentia 7 inch EP One solo track by each of the four members Sappy Records Jul 1993 Trapped In New York 7 inch EP Summershine Records 1993 Warm Girl 7 inch EP Derivative 1993 The Gordon Street Haunting 7 inch EP CD5 Sub Pop May 1994 The Road South 7 inch EP Sonic Unyon Aug 1995 Albums edit Love Tara Sub Pop Nov 1993 Forever Again Sub Pop Sep 1994 Purple Blue Sub Pop Jan 1996 Live Albums edit The Eric s Trip Show live CD Teenage USA 2001 15 Live in Concert November 4th 2001 live CD Great Beyond 2001 Live at The Esquire May 1995 live archival digital streaming release no label January 2020 Live in Montreal March 16th 1993 live archival digital streaming release no label October 2022 16 Splits edit Laying Blame b w Stove Smother Split 7 inch with Sloan Cinnamon Toast Records 1994 Pillow Red b w Payday and Don t Spook the Horse Split 7 inch with Moviola metoo records 1996 Compilations edit Sickness featured on Naked in the Marsh 10 inch 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 inch 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 Records 1994 Evie featured on Not If I Smell You First CD Compilation Sonic Unyon Aug 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 So Easier Last Time featured on More of Our Stupid Noise Squirtgun Records 1996 Universe featured on The Boys Club Soundtrack 1996 New Love remix amp We re Only Gonna Die live in Montreal 94 featured on The Stareoscopic Scary Show An Audiological View Of Moncton N B No label SSSCD 197 2 released independently by Rick White Long Days Ride Till Tomorrow Sappy Records 1997 Other edit Bootleg No Label 2007 Eric s Trip Demos 92 95 2023 17 See also edit nbsp Music portal nbsp Canada portal Music of Canada Canadian rock List of Canadian musicians List of bands from Canada Category Canadian musical groupsReferences edit Barclay Michael Schneider Jason Jack Ian Have Not Been the Same The CanRock Renaissance 1985 1995 ECW Press 2011 Seattle Times Another two Atlantic Canadian bands Jale and The Hardship Post were signed to Sub Pop in subsequent years Throwaway Style What A Ride Throwawaystyle blogspot com 2006 08 13 Retrieved 2012 04 02 25 best Canadian debut albums ever CBC Music June 16 2017 Pitchforkmedia com Archived 2007 12 30 at the Wayback Machine SappyFest Line Up 2009 Sappyrecords com Archived from the original on 2011 07 16 Retrieved 2012 04 02 SappyFest day 1 July 30th 2010 in Sackville NB toomuchrock com SappyFest Day 3 August 1st 2010 in Sackville NB toomuchrock com Solarski Matthew 2007 08 01 Eric s Trip Reunite Again Tour Canada Pitchfork Media Archived from the original on 2007 12 30 Retrieved 2007 08 27 Eric s Trip Tribute Album Out This Month Exclaim 1 Archived September 27 2007 at the Wayback Machine Murray 2017 p 100 Funeral Fog 13th Moon Discogs 2022 Diamondtown Diamondtown CD REVIEWS Eric s Trip Corrosion Of Conformity Arling amp Cameron and many more usurped Chart Attack August 07 2001 review by J A Moussadji ERic s TRIP live Montreal Mar 93 by Rick White Archive RICK WHITE Eric s Trip Demos 92 95 by Rick White Archive External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eric s Trip Eric s Trip discography at Discogs Eric s Trip official site at Sub Pop Great Beyond Recordings Archived 2006 02 27 at the Wayback Machine record label Eric s Trip Live Archive Guide to Eric s Trip s studio sessions and live concerts including side projects Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eric 27s Trip amp oldid 1213372305, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,