Purple Blue
| Purple Blue | ||||
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| Released | January 16, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | August 1995[1], September 7-15[2], 1995[3] | |||
| Studio | CMS Studios, Moncton, New Brunswick[4] | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, grunge | |||
| Length | 45:12 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop[5] | |||
| Producer | Eric's Trip Bob Weston | |||
| Eric's Trip chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
Purple Blue is the third and final studio recorded album by the Canadian indie band Eric's Trip.[7][8][9] The album marked a turn to a heavier, more psychedelic sound, which Rick White would further explore with Elevator.[10]
A music video for "Sun Coming Up" was shot on Super8 film in Autumn 1995 by White, and fellow friend and artist, Peter Holt, and released to MuchMusic in 1996.[11][12][13]
A tribute to the album can be found in the song "Eric Sleeps," by Australian indie band Youth Group, from their debut album Urban and Eastern.
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote: "An assured slip of a record that favors full-on distorted rocketry over airy folk-pop and dinky minimalism, Purple Blue merely lacks the tunes that would defer tedium."[14]
Track listing
- "Introduction Into The..., Pt. 1-4" – 8:13[15]
- a) "Hurt II"
- b) "Grammy"
- c) "Rib Bones"
- d) "Purple Blue"
- "Hourly" – 2:47
- "Sixteen Hours" – 3:05
- "Universe" – 3:08
- "Eyes Shut" – 1:37
- "Alone and Annoyed" – 2:12
- "Lighthouse" – 2:09
- "Spaceship Opening" – 2:18
- "Universal Dawn" – 3:32
- "One Floor Below" – 1:40
- "Now a Friend" – 1:54
- "Soon, Coming Closer" – 3:37
- "Not Yours" – 2:26
- "Sun Coming Up" – 2:20
- "Beach" – 4:14
Personnel
- Julie Doiron – bass, vocals
- Mark Gaudet – drums
- Chris Thompson – guitar, vocals
- Rick White – guitar, vocals
References
- ^ https://maritimemusicscene.neocities.org/sessions/studio/1995-08-xx-mg
- ^ https://maritimemusicscene.neocities.org/sessions/studio/1995-09-07-et
- ^ "Eric's Trip A Love Supreme | Exclaim!". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Re: Wanting Eric's Trip info". Mail-archive.com. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Records, Sub Pop. "Purple Blue". Sub Pop Records.
- ^ "Purple Blue: Eric's Trip". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Eric's Trip A Love Supreme". Exclaim.ca.
- ^ Shimp, Rachel (July 9, 2008). "Eric's Trip at SP20". Seattle Weekly.
- ^ "Windsor Star - Eric's Trip 'active band again'" – via PressReader.
- ^ Barclay, Michael; Jack, Ian A. D.; Schneider, Jason (June 10, 2011). Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995. ECW Press. ISBN 9781554909681 – via Google Books.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20121231033827/http://www.ericstripmovie.com/content
- ^ https://findingaids.library.dal.ca/music-videos-1
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5oEi98wF0M&
- ^ "Eric's Trip". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Eric's Trip hinterland - who's who". Archived from the original on 2007-10-30.