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{{For|the song "Eric's Trip" by Sonic Youth|Daydream Nation}}
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| name = Eric's Trip
| name = Eric's Trip
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| image = Eric'striplive.jpg
| caption = Eric's Trip live in 2006.
| caption = Eric's Trip live in 2006.
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| landscape = yes
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| background = group_or_band
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| alias = Stereo Mountain
| alias = Stereo Mountain
| origin = [[Moncton]], [[New Brunswick]], Canada
| origin = [[Moncton]], New Brunswick
| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[noise pop]], [[alternative rock]], [[grunge]]<ref>Barclay, Michael; Schneider, Jason; Jack, Ian. ''Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995''. ECW Press, 2011</ref>
| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[noise pop]], [[alternative rock]], [[grunge]]<ref>Barclay, Michael; Schneider, Jason; Jack, Ian. ''Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995''. ECW Press, 2011</ref>
| years_active = 1990&ndash;1996, 2001, 2006&ndash;present
| years_active = 1990&ndash;1996, 2001, 2006–2009
| label = [[Sub Pop]], [[Sappy Records|Sappy]], Great Beyond, [[Sonic Unyon]], [[Murderecords]], [[Squirtgun Records]]
| label = [[Sub Pop]], [[Sappy Records|Sappy]], Great Beyond, [[Sonic Unyon]], [[Murderecords]], [[Squirtgun Records]]
| associated_acts = <!-- see: [[Template:Infobox musical artist#Associated_acts]] -->[[Elevator (band)|Elevator]], [[Sloan (band)|Sloan]]
| associated_acts = <!-- see: [[Template:Infobox musical artist#Associated_acts]] -->[[Elevator (band)|Elevator]], [[Sloan (band)|Sloan]]
| website =
| website =
| current_members = [[Rick White (musician)|Rick White]]<br />[[Julie Doiron]]<br />[[Chris Thompson (Canadian musician)|Chris Thompson]]<br />[[Mark Gaudet]]
| current_members = [[Rick White (musician)|Rick White]]<br />[[Julie Doiron]]<br />[[Chris Thompson (Canadian musician)|Chris Thompson]]<br />Mark Gaudet
| past_members = Ed Vaughan
| past_members = Ed Vaughan
}}
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'''Eric's Trip''' was a [[Canadians|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.<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2008050409_subpop14.html ''Seattle Times''] Another two Atlantic Canadian bands, [[Jale]] and [[The Hardship Post]], were signed to Sub Pop in subsequent years.</ref> The band had a minor hit in alternative circles with the single "View Master", from the 1994 album ''[[Forever Again]].''
'''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.<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2008050409_subpop14.html ''Seattle Times''] Another two Atlantic Canadian bands, [[Jale (band)|Jale]] and [[The Hardship Post]], were signed to Sub Pop in subsequent years.</ref>
The band had a minor hit in alternative circles with the single "View Master", from the 1994 album ''[[Forever Again]].''


==History==
==History==
Eric's Trip formed in 1990 when musicians [[Rick White (musician)|Rick White]] and [[Chris Thompson (Canadian musician)|Chris Thompson]] joined [[Julie Doiron]] and Ed Vaughan (who was later replaced by [[Mark Gaudet]]). They took their name from a [[Sonic Youth]] song<ref>{{cite web|url=http://throwawaystyle.blogspot.com/2006/08/what-ride.html |title=Throwaway Style: What A Ride! |publisher=Throwawaystyle.blogspot.com |date=2006-08-13 |accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref> and developed a unique sound which fused elements of the distorted guitar of [[Dinosaur Jr.]], the folk leanings of [[Neil Young]], and the [[lo-fi music|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|date=April 2010}}
Eric's Trip formed in 1990 when musicians [[Rick White (musician)|Rick White]] and [[Chris Thompson (Canadian musician)|Chris Thompson]] joined [[Julie Doiron]] and Ed Vaughan (who was later replaced by Mark Gaudet). They took their name from a [[Sonic Youth]] song<ref>{{cite web|url=http://throwawaystyle.blogspot.com/2006/08/what-ride.html |title=Throwaway Style: What A Ride! |publisher=Throwawaystyle.blogspot.com |date=2006-08-13 |access-date=2012-04-02}}</ref> and developed a unique sound which fused elements of the distorted guitar of [[Dinosaur Jr.]], vocal elements of [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]], the folk leanings of [[Neil Young]], and the [[lo-fi music|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|date=April 2010}}


The band released their first album, ''[[Love Tara]]'', in 1993.<ref>[http://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/17548/cohen-gould-buffy-25-best-canadian-debut-albums "25 best Canadian debut albums ever"]. ''CBC Music'', June 16, 2017.</ref>
The band released their first full-length album, ''[[Love Tara]]'', in 1993.<ref>[http://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/17548/cohen-gould-buffy-25-best-canadian-debut-albums "25 best Canadian debut albums ever"]. ''CBC Music'', June 16, 2017.</ref> and its follow-up ''[[Purple Blue]]'' in 1996. In between, Eric's Trip played the 1995 edition of the [[Tragically Hip]]'s ''[[Another Roadside Attraction (festival)]]'' tour.<ref>{{Cite news|title = 20 years ago today: Gordon Downie sees Bruce Allen in a Subway ad at Another Roadside Attraction|url = https://www.straight.com/blogra/488271/20-years-ago-today-gordon-downie-sees-bruce-allen-subway-ad-another-roadsiden|website = The Georgia Straight|date = 2015-07-15|access-date = 2024-07-31|first = Steve|last = Newton}}</ref>


[[File:JulieDoiron EricsTrip.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Julie Doiron plays with Eric's Trip in Saskatoon, 2001]]
[[File:JulieDoiron EricsTrip.jpg|thumb|250px|left|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.<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44581-erics-trip-reunite-again-tour-canada Pitchforkmedia.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230053254/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44581-erics-trip-reunite-again-tour-canada |date=2007-12-30 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sappyrecords.com/SappyFest_09/lineup.html |title=SappyFest Line Up 2009 |publisher=Sappyrecords.com |accessdate=2012-04-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716005005/http://www.sappyrecords.com/SappyFest_09/lineup.html |archivedate=2011-07-16 }}</ref> In 2010 both White and Doiron played separate sets at SappyFest.<ref>[http://toomuchrock.com/shows/sappy1.html Too Much Rock coverage of SappyFest 7/30/10]</ref><ref>[http://toomuchrock.com/shows/sappy3.html Too Much Rock coverage of SappyFest 8/1/10]</ref> Eric's Trip also played a series of shows in 2007, including a show at the 2007 [[Halifax Pop Explosion]].<ref>{{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|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230053254/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44581-erics-trip-reunite-again-tour-canada|archivedate=2007-12-30}}</ref>
Eric's Trip went on indefinite hiatus in 1996 and reunited in 2001. They also played a series of shows between 2007 and 2009. These included a show at the 2007 [[Halifax Pop Explosion]] and the 2008 edition of [[Primavera Sound]] in [[Barcelona]], Spain and the SP20, a 20th anniversary concert for [[Sub Pop]] Records that took place in [[Redmond, Washington]].<ref>{{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|access-date=2007-08-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230053254/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44581-erics-trip-reunite-again-tour-canada|archive-date=2007-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = The Pitchfork Guide to Summer Festivals 2008|url = https://pitchfork.com/news/29406-the-pitchfork-guide-to-summer-festivals-2008/|website = Pitchfork.com|date = 2008-05-23|access-date = 2024-08-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Sub Pop 20th anniversary schedule|url = https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/sub-pop-20th-anniversary-schedule/|website = Seattle Times|date = 2008-07-11|access-date = 2024-08-14}}</ref>


They played at the [[Sappy Records]] Festival in [[Sackville, New Brunswick]] from 2006 to 2009, with their final performance as a band occurring at the 2009 edition of the festival.<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44581-erics-trip-reunite-again-tour-canada Pitchforkmedia.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230053254/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44581-erics-trip-reunite-again-tour-canada |date=2007-12-30 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sappyrecords.com/SappyFest_09/lineup.html |title=SappyFest Line Up 2009 |publisher=Sappyrecords.com |access-date=2012-04-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716005005/http://www.sappyrecords.com/SappyFest_09/lineup.html |archive-date=2011-07-16 }}</ref> In 2010 both White and Doiron played separate sets at SappyFest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://toomuchrock.com/shows/sappy1.html|title=SappyFest day 1 - July 30th, 2010 in Sackville, NB|website=toomuchrock.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://toomuchrock.com/shows/sappy3.html|title=SappyFest Day 3 - August 1st, 2010 in Sackville, NB|website=toomuchrock.com}}</ref>
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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 [[Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year|Best Alternative Album of the Year]],<ref>[http://www.junoawards.ca/archive_results.php ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927012450/http://www.junoawards.ca/archive_results.php |date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref> and from 2003 to 2007 she performed with [[Shotgun & Jaybird]]. White and Gaudet play in [[Elevator (band)|Elevator]], and White has also released three solo albums under the name Rick White Album, ''[[The Rick White Album]]'', ''[[Memoreaper]]'' and ''[[137 (Rick White Album album)|137]]''. Thompson enjoyed some fame as [[Moon Socket]], and currently plays in [[The Memories Attack]] with Ron Bates of Moncton band [[Orange Glass]].

==Post Eric's Trip projects & legacy==
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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 [[Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year|Best Alternative Album of the Year]],<ref>[http://www.junoawards.ca/archive_results.php ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927012450/http://www.junoawards.ca/archive_results.php |date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref> and from 2003 to 2007 she performed with [[Shotgun & Jaybird]].

White and Gaudet played in [[Elevator (band)|Elevator]] until 2009, when White announces the bands dissolution at that years SappyFest.<ref>Murray, 2017, p.100</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/master/2889175-Funeral-Fog-13th-Moon | title=Funeral Fog - 13th Moon | website=[[Discogs]] | year=2022 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://diamondtown.bandcamp.com/|title=Diamondtown|website=Diamondtown}}</ref>


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.
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.

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/erics_trip_tribute_album_out_this_month|title=Eric's Trip Tribute Album Out This Month &#124; Exclaim!}}</ref>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* [[Julie Doiron]] – [[bass guitar|bass]], [[guitar]], [[vocals]]
* [[Rick White (musician)|Rick White]] – vocals, guitar (1990–present)
* [[Chris Thompson (Canadian musician)|Chris Thompson]] – guitar, bass, [[drum kit|drums]], vocals
* [[Julie Doiron]] – bass, guitar, vocals (1990–present)
* [[Rick White (musician)|Rick White]] – vocals, guitar
* [[Chris Thompson (Canadian musician)|Chris Thompson]] – guitar, bass, drums, vocals (1990–present)
* Ed Vaughan – drums (1990–1991)
* Ed Vaughan – drums (1990–1991)
* [[Mark Gaudet]] – drums, vocals (1991–present)
* Mark Gaudet – drums, vocals (1991–present)


==Discography==
==Discography==
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* ''Drowning'' EP cassette (Independent) – Aug 1991
* ''Drowning'' EP cassette (Independent) – Aug 1991
* ''Warm Girl'' cassette (Independent) – Jan 1992
* ''Warm Girl'' cassette (Independent) – Jan 1992
* ''Belong'' 7" EP (NIM) – Apr 1992
* ''Belong'' 7-inch EP (NIM) – Apr 1992
* ''Peter'' cassette/CD ([[Murderecords]]), LP (Sub Pop Germany) – Apr 1993
* ''Peter'' cassette/CD ([[Murderecords]]), LP (Sub Pop Germany) – Apr 1993
* ''Songs About Chris'' 7" EP (4 songs) / CD5 (6 songs) ([[Sub Pop]]) – May 1993
* ''Songs About Chris'' 7-inch EP (4 songs) / CD5 (6 songs) ([[Sub Pop]]) – May 1993
* ''Julie and the Porthole to Dimentia'' 7" EP (One solo track by each of the four members) ([[Sappy Records]]) – Jul 1993
* ''Julie and the Porthole to {{as written|Dimentia}}'' 7-inch EP (One solo track by each of the four members) ([[Sappy Records]]) – Jul 1993
* ''Trapped In New York'' 7" EP (Summershine Records) – 1993
* ''Trapped In New York'' 7-inch EP (Summershine Records) – 1993
* ''Warm Girl'' 7" EP (Derivative) – 1993
* ''Warm Girl'' 7-inch EP (Derivative) – 1993
* ''The Gordon Street Haunting'' 7" EP / CD5 ([[Sub Pop]]) – 1994
* ''The Gordon Street Haunting'' 7-inch EP / CD5 ([[Sub Pop]]) – May 1994
* ''The Road South'' 7" EP ([[Sonic Unyon]]) – Aug 1995
* ''The Road South'' 7-inch EP ([[Sonic Unyon]]) – Aug 1995


===Albums===
===Albums===
* ''[[Love Tara]]'' ([[Sub Pop]]) – Nov 1993
* ''[[Love Tara]]'' ([[Sub Pop]]) – Nov 1993
* ''[[Forever Again]]'' (Sub Pop) – 1994
* ''[[Forever Again]]'' (Sub Pop) – Sep 1994
* ''[[Purple Blue]]'' (Sub Pop) – Jan 1996
* ''[[Purple Blue]]'' (Sub Pop) – Jan 1996

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* ''Long Days Ride 'Till Tomorrow'' ([[Sappy Records]]) – 1997
===Live albums===
* ''The Eric's Trip Show'' live CD ([[Teenage USA]]) – 2001<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20011122022911/http://chartattack.com/damn/2001/08/0701.cfm "CD REVIEWS: Eric's Trip, Corrosion Of Conformity, Arling & Cameron and many more"]. ''Chart Attack'', August 07, 2001. review by J A Moussadji</ref>
* ''The Eric's Trip Show'' live CD ([[Teenage USA]]) – 2001<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20011122022911/http://chartattack.com/damn/2001/08/0701.cfm "CD REVIEWS: Eric's Trip, Corrosion Of Conformity, Arling & Cameron and many more"]}}. ''Chart Attack'', August 07, 2001. review by J A Moussadji</ref>
* ''Live in Concert November 4th, 2001'' live CD (Great Beyond) – 2001
* ''Live in Concert November 4th, 2001'' live CD (Great Beyond) – 2001
* ''Live at The Esquire May 1995'' live archival [[Streaming media|digital streaming]] release (no label) – January 2020
* ''Bootleg'' (No Label) – 2007
* ''Live in Montreal - March 16th, 1993'' live archival [[Streaming media|digital streaming]] release (no label) – October 2022<ref>{{cite web | url=https://rickwhitearchive.bandcamp.com/album/erics-trip-live-montreal-mar-93 | title=ERic's TRIP live Montreal (Mar.93), by Rick White Archive }}</ref>


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


===Compilations===
===Compilations===
* "Sickness" featured on ''Naked in the Marsh'' 10" Compilation of Moncton bands, 500 copies on green vinyl (NIM) – 1991
* "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 (album)|Raw Energy]]'' CD Compilation ([[Raw Energy Records]]) – 1993
* "Understanding" featured on ''[[Raw Energy (album)|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 ''[[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
* "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
* "Laying Blame" featured on ''Trim Crusts if Desired'' East Coast CD Compilation ([[Cinnamon Toast Records]]) – 1994
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* "If You Don't Want Me" featured on ''Teenage Zit Rock Angst'' Compilation LP/CD/8-track ([[Nardwuar the Human Serviette]]/[[Mint Records]]) – 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
* "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) & "We're Only Gonna Die" (live in Montreal '94) featured on "The Stareoscopic Scary Show - An Audiological View Of
* "New Love" (remix) & "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)
Moncton N.B." (No label, SSSCD 197-2, released independently by Rick White)
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* ''Long Days Ride 'Till Tomorrow'' ([[Sappy Records]]) – 1997

===Other===
* ''Bootleg'' (No Label) – 2007 <ref>Compiled via Rick White/ Blue Fog Recordings - via Blue Fog Recordings Instagram post on Jan. 11, 2021</ref>
* ''Eric's Trip Demos (92-95)'' - 2023<ref>{{cite web | url=https://rickwhitearchive.bandcamp.com/album/rick-white-erics-trip-demos-92-95 | title=RICK WHITE - Eric's Trip Demos (92-95), by Rick White Archive }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Eric’s Trip}}
{{Commons category|Eric’s Trip}}
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/255001-Erics-Trip Eric's Trip] discography at Discogs.
* [http://www.subpop.com/artists/erics_trip Eric's Trip] official site at [[Sub Pop]]
* [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.elevator.ca/gb.htm Great Beyond Recordings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060227110035/http://www.elevator.ca/gb.htm |date=2006-02-27 }} record label
* [https://maritimemusicscene.neocities.org Eric's Trip Live Archive] – Guide to Eric's Trip's studio sessions and live concerts, including side-projects.
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For the song "Eric's Trip" by Sonic Youth, see Daydream Nation.
Eric's Trip
Eric's Trip live in 2006.
Eric's Trip live in 2006.
Background information
Also known asStereo Mountain
OriginMoncton, New Brunswick
GenresIndie rock, noise pop, alternative rock, grunge[1]
Years active1990–1996, 2001, 2006–2009
LabelsSub Pop, Sappy, Great Beyond, Sonic Unyon, Murderecords, Squirtgun Records
MembersRick White
Julie Doiron
Chris Thompson
Mark Gaudet
Past membersEd Vaughan

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.

History

[edit]

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 full-length album, Love Tara, in 1993.[4] and its follow-up Purple Blue in 1996. In between, Eric's Trip played the 1995 edition of the Tragically Hip's Another Roadside Attraction (festival) tour.[5]

Julie Doiron plays with Eric's Trip in Saskatoon, 2001

Eric's Trip went on indefinite hiatus in 1996 and reunited in 2001. They also played a series of shows between 2007 and 2009. These included a show at the 2007 Halifax Pop Explosion and the 2008 edition of Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Spain and the SP20, a 20th anniversary concert for Sub Pop Records that took place in Redmond, Washington.[6][7][8]

They played at the Sappy Records Festival in Sackville, New Brunswick from 2006 to 2009, with their final performance as a band occurring at the 2009 edition of the festival.[9][10] In 2010 both White and Doiron played separate sets at SappyFest.[11][12]

Post Eric's Trip projects & legacy

[edit]

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,[13] 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.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16]

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.

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.[17]

Personnel

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  • Rick White – vocals, guitar (1990–present)
  • Julie Doiron – bass, guitar, vocals (1990–present)
  • Chris Thompson – guitar, bass, drums, vocals (1990–present)
  • Ed Vaughan – drums (1990–1991)
  • Mark Gaudet – drums, vocals (1991–present)

Discography

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EPs/cassettes

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  • 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

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Live albums

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  • The Eric's Trip Show live CD (Teenage USA) – 2001[18]
  • 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[19]

Splits

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  • "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

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  • "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) & "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)

Other

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  • Bootleg (No Label) – 2007 [20]
  • Eric's Trip Demos (92-95) - 2023[21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Barclay, Michael; Schneider, Jason; Jack, Ian. Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995. ECW Press, 2011
  2. ^ Seattle Times Another two Atlantic Canadian bands, Jale and The Hardship Post, were signed to Sub Pop in subsequent years.
  3. ^ "Throwaway Style: What A Ride!". Throwawaystyle.blogspot.com. 2006-08-13. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  4. ^ "25 best Canadian debut albums ever". CBC Music, June 16, 2017.
  5. ^ Newton, Steve (2015-07-15). "20 years ago today: Gordon Downie sees Bruce Allen in a Subway ad at Another Roadside Attraction". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "The Pitchfork Guide to Summer Festivals 2008". Pitchfork.com. 2008-05-23. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  8. ^ "Sub Pop 20th anniversary schedule". Seattle Times. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  9. ^ Pitchforkmedia.com Archived 2007-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "SappyFest Line Up 2009". Sappyrecords.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  11. ^ "SappyFest day 1 - July 30th, 2010 in Sackville, NB". toomuchrock.com.
  12. ^ "SappyFest Day 3 - August 1st, 2010 in Sackville, NB". toomuchrock.com.
  13. ^ [1] Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Murray, 2017, p.100
  15. ^ "Funeral Fog - 13th Moon". Discogs. 2022.
  16. ^ "Diamondtown". Diamondtown.
  17. ^ "Eric's Trip Tribute Album Out This Month | Exclaim!".
  18. ^ "CD REVIEWS: Eric's Trip, Corrosion Of Conformity, Arling & Cameron and many more"[usurped]. Chart Attack, August 07, 2001. review by J A Moussadji
  19. ^ "ERic's TRIP live Montreal (Mar.93), by Rick White Archive".
  20. ^ Compiled via Rick White/ Blue Fog Recordings - via Blue Fog Recordings Instagram post on Jan. 11, 2021
  21. ^ "RICK WHITE - Eric's Trip Demos (92-95), by Rick White Archive".
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