Eric's Trip

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Name = Eric's Trip


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Origin = Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Flagicon|CAN
Genre = Indie rock
Noise pop
Years_active = 1990–1996, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008
Label = Sub Pop
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Current_members = Rick White
Julie Doiron
Chris Thompson
Mark Gaudet
Past_members = Ed Vaughan
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Eric's Trip is a Canadian indie rock band hailing from Moncton, New Brunswick.

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 2006 to play at the Sappy Records Festival in Sackville, New Brunswick. They reunited again for a series of shows in 2007 [cite news|last=Solarski|first=Matthew|title =Eric's Trip Reunite (Again), Tour Canada|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=2007-08-01|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44581-erics-trip-reunite-again-tour-canada|accessdate=2007-08-27] , 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, from 2003-2007 she performed 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.

Personnel

* Julie 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

Albums

* "Love Tara" (Sub Pop) – 1993
* "Forever Again" (Sub Pop) – 1994
* "Purple Blue" (Sub Pop) – 1996
* "Long Days Ride 'Till Tomorrow" (Sappy Records) – 1997
* "The Eric's Trip Show" live CD (Teenage USA) – 2001
* "Live in Concert November 4th, 2001" live CD (Great Beyond) – 2001
* "Bootleg" (No Label) – 2007

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

plits

* "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

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

References

External links

* [http://www.subpop.com/artists/erics_trip Eric's Trip] official site at Sub Pop
* [http://www.elevator.ca/gb.htm Great Beyond Recordings] record label
* [http://www.myspace.com/ericstriphome Eric's Trip] on MySpace
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6zTIH9sXaI Video Interview with the National Post]