A Distorted Revolution: How Eric's Trip Changed Music, Moncton, and Me

In this narrative history and memoir, journalist, musician, and Monctonian Jason Murray follows the rise of the band that put the Maritimes on the map.

Eric’s Trip was a band defined as much by its DIY ethos as its low-fi, discordant music. The four-piece formed in an early-’90s Moncton basement and in a few short years, went from recording themselves on a four-track and selling cassettes at local record stores to signing on Seattle’s Sub Pop records, opening for Sonic Youth, and touring internationally.

Twenty years after the band’s breakup (1996), A Distorted Revolution is the ultimate nostalgia trip. Through personal recollections, interviews with band members and others integral to the early 90s scene, this highly anticipated book offers a rare glimpse inside the band’s formation, success, and ultimate unravelling. Includes over 20 images.

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"A Distorted Revolution" by Jason Murray (published by Nimbus) is an absolute dream for music lovers like myself. This book follows the before, the formation, and the after of an influential Moncton band called Eric's Trip, all expertly told by someone who is very knowledgeable on the subject and a very good story teller!

This book is very reminiscent of many other music biographies that I've read, it follows a similar format and has a similar feel to it, which I love. The flow of the story is very well told, and the progression feels very natural.

Th fact that Jason Murray is first hand telling this story makes it super easy to read, and very relatable for those of us who live in the Maritimes and are familiar with a lot of the scenery and people. I think it is so cool that Jason Murray lived through this time and that there was enough of an interest that he decided to write about it.

This is such an awesome book, and if you're a fan of music biographies, Maritime history told from someone who lived through it, or just music in general, this is a book you should 100% pick up!

I recommend this book.