Eric's Trip

{{short description|Canadian indie rock band}} {{For|the song "Eric's Trip" by Sonic Youth|Daydream Nation}} {{Infobox musical artist  | name = Eric's Trip | image = Eric'striplive.jpg | caption = Eric's Trip live in 2006. | image_size =  | landscape = yes | background = group_or_band | alias = Stereo Mountain | origin = Moncton, New Brunswick | genre = Indie rock, noise pop, shoegaze, grunge<ref>Barclay, Michael; Schneider, Jason; Jack, Ian. ''Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995''. ECW Press, 2011</ref> | years_active = 1990–1996, 2001, 2006–2009 | label = Sub Pop, Sappy, Great Beyond, Sonic Unyon, Murderecords, Squirtgun Records | associated_acts = Elevator, Sloan | website = | current_members = Rick White<br />Julie Doiron<br />Chris Thompson<br />Mark Gaudet | past_members = Ed 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.<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.''

==History== 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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://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, 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|date=April 2010}}

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> their second LP, ''Forever Again'', in 1994, and their final studio LP ''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>

thumb|250px|left|Julie Doiron plays with Eric's Trip in Saskatoon, 2001 Eric's Trip broke up in 1996, in the middle of their US tour<ref>{{cite web | title=Re: ET BREAKING UP?? | url=http://yupislyr.com/sloannet/msg03/msg03798.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050228022403/http://yupislyr.com/sloannet/msg03/msg03798.html | archive-date=28 February 2005 }}</ref> and played a final hometown show in June, 1996<ref>{{cite web | title=Eric's Trip Setlist at MacNaughton Science & Technology Centre, Moncton | website=setlist.fm | url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/erics-trip/1996/macnaughton-science-and-technology-centre-moncton-nb-canada-6be686f6.html }}</ref> prior to reuniting in 2001. In 1997, as part of their contract with Sub Pop, they released the rarities compilation CD, ''Long Days Ride 'Til Tomorrow'', which was being discussed at their final show in 1996.<ref>{{cite web | title=Eric's Trip - last show footage from Much Music | website=YouTube | date=21 August 2014 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SGrPsol6U0 }}</ref> They also played a series of shows between 2006 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>

==Post Eric's Trip projects & legacy== 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,<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 began working on an Eric's Trip documentary movie, titled ''Eric's Trip: 1990-1996''<ref>https://vimeo.com/50589228?</ref> in 2004,<ref>{{cite web | title=Eric's Trip Movie | url=http://www.ericstripmovie.com/content/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231033827/http://www.ericstripmovie.com/content/ | archive-date=31 December 2012 }}</ref> with initial screenings of the documentary video being shown in 2008 at that years' Sappyfest.<ref>https://exclaim.ca/music/article/erics_trip_documentary_released_this</ref> While a DVD version of the movie was originally planned, it didn't materialize,<ref>https://exclaim.ca/music/article/erics_trip_documentary_released_this</ref> and ''Eric's Trip: 1990-1996'' was instead eventually released for viewing free online in December 2012 on Vimeo.<ref>https://exclaim.ca/music/article/erics_trip-erics_trip_1990-1996_documentary</ref> In 2021, White re-edited & remastered the movie, and released the updated version on Vimeo. The 2021 version also excised some parts that were in the originally released version.<ref>https://floodmagazine.com/97414/the-best-music-documentaries-of-2021/</ref>

White and Gaudet played in Elevator until 2009, when White announced the band's dissolution at that year's 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|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.

A cassette tribute album titled ''The Eric's Trip Show'' was released by Paper Heart Records in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/12264141|title=The Eric's Trip Show|website=Discogs |date=2000 }}</ref> A two-disc CD tribute album titled ''Songs For Eric: A Tribute to Eric's Trip'' was released by Gooseberry Records 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 | Exclaim!}}</ref>

==Band members== '''Current''' * Rick White – vocals, guitar (1990–present) * Julie Doiron – vocals, bass, guitar (1990–present) * Chris Thompson – guitar, bass, vocals, drums (1990–present) * Mark Gaudet – drums, vocals (1991–present) '''Former''' * Ed Vaughan – drums (1990–1991) '''Timeline''' {{#tag:timeline| ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:20 PlotArea = left:90 bottom:80 top:5 right:10 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1990 till:01/09/2009 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:1 ScaleMajor = increment:2 start:1990 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1990

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==Discography==

===Albums=== * ''Love Tara'' (Sub Pop) – November 1993 * ''Forever Again'' (Sub Pop) – September 1994 * ''Purple Blue'' (Sub Pop) – January 1996

===EPs/cassettes=== * ''Eric's Trip'' cassette (Independent) – December 1990 * ''Catapillars'' EP cassette (Independent) – April 1991 * ''Drowning'' EP cassette (Independent) – August 1991 * ''Warm Girl'' cassette (Independent) – January 1992 * ''Belong'' 7-inch EP (NIM) – April 1992 * ''Peter'' cassette/CD (Murderecords), LP (Sub Pop Germany) – April 1993 * ''Songs About Chris'' 7-inch EP (4 songs) / CD5 (6 songs) (Sub Pop) – May 1993 * ''Julie and the Porthole to {{as written|Dimentia}}'' 7-inch EP (One solo track by each of the four members) (Sappy Records) – July 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) – August 1995

===Splits=== * "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

===Lives=== * ''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 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<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> * ''Live In Halifax March 17, 1992'' live archival digital streaming release (no label) – May 2025<ref>{{cite web | title=ERic's TRIP - Live in Halifax March17th 1992, by Rick White Archive | url=https://rickwhitearchive.bandcamp.com/album/erics-trip-live-in-halifax-march17th-1992 }}</ref> * ''Live at Pop Montreal 2007'' live archival digital streaming release (no label) – May 2025<ref>{{cite web | title=ERic's TRIP - live at Pop Montreal 2007, by Rick White Archive | url=https://rickwhitearchive.bandcamp.com/album/erics-trip-live-at-pop-montreal-2007 }}</ref>

===Compilations=== * "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) – August 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) * ''Long Days Ride 'Till Tomorrow'' (Sappy Records) – 1997

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{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.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. {{Eric's Trip}} {{Julie Doiron}} {{Authority control}}

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