Elevator (band)
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Elevator is a band from Moncton, New Brunswick
. Started in 1994 as Elevator To Hell, a solo outlet for Eric's Trip
lead man Rick White
, the project eventually grew to include Eric's Trip drummer Mark Gaudet
and White's ex-wife Tara on bass and, for a short while, Ron Bates of Orange Glass as a fourth member. Dallas Good of The Sadies
joined the band for their most recent studio LP
and live performances from around this time. The band mainly produces hauntingly lo-fi
psychedelia
.
, the band's name changed to Elevator Through, and by 1999 it was shortened to simply Elevator, due to concerns over the commercial viability of the original moniker.
In 1997, The Sadies
' Dallas Good was added as a second guitarist, though he didn't begin recording with the band until 2002's Darkness → Light album.
Between label releases, Elevator have put out many albums on their own Great Beyond label.
At the 2009 Sappy Fest, in Sackville, NB, White confirmed that Elevator had broken up.
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New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
. Started in 1994 as Elevator To Hell, a solo outlet for Eric's Trip
Eric's Trip
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...
lead man Rick White
Rick White (musician)
Rick White is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter. He was a member of indie bands Eric's Trip, Elevator, Perplexus, and The Unintended...
, the project eventually grew to include Eric's Trip drummer Mark Gaudet
Mark Gaudet
Mark Gaudet is a Canadian musician from Moncton, New Brunswick. He has played in various indie and metal music groups, such as Elevator, Eric's Trip, Purple Knight and Funeral Fog. In 1974, at the age of eleven Gaudet formed his first band, Purple Knight. In 1991, Gaudet joined Eric's Trip, taking...
and White's ex-wife Tara on bass and, for a short while, Ron Bates of Orange Glass as a fourth member. Dallas Good of The Sadies
The Sadies
The Sadies are a Canadian indie rock and alternative country band from Toronto, Ontario.-Background:The band consists of Dallas Good , Travis Good, Sean Dean and Mike Belitsky...
joined the band for their most recent studio LP
LP record
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
and live performances from around this time. The band mainly produces hauntingly lo-fi
Lo-fi music
Lo-fi is lower quality of sound recordings than the usual standard for music. The qualities of lo-fi are usually achieved by either degrading the quality of the recorded audio, or using certain equipment. Recent uses of the phrase have led to it becoming a genre, although it still remains as an...
psychedelia
Psychedelic music
Psychedelic music covers a range of popular music styles and genres, which are inspired by or influenced by psychedelic culture and which attempt to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues-rock bands in the...
.
History
After releasing some Albums on Sub PopSub Pop
Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...
, the band's name changed to Elevator Through, and by 1999 it was shortened to simply Elevator, due to concerns over the commercial viability of the original moniker.
In 1997, The Sadies
The Sadies
The Sadies are a Canadian indie rock and alternative country band from Toronto, Ontario.-Background:The band consists of Dallas Good , Travis Good, Sean Dean and Mike Belitsky...
' Dallas Good was added as a second guitarist, though he didn't begin recording with the band until 2002's Darkness → Light album.
Between label releases, Elevator have put out many albums on their own Great Beyond label.
At the 2009 Sappy Fest, in Sackville, NB, White confirmed that Elevator had broken up.
Members
- Rick WhiteRick White (musician)Rick White is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter. He was a member of indie bands Eric's Trip, Elevator, Perplexus, and The Unintended...
(vocals, guitar, drums) (1994–2007) - Tara White (vocals, bass) (1994–2007)
- Mark GaudetMark GaudetMark Gaudet is a Canadian musician from Moncton, New Brunswick. He has played in various indie and metal music groups, such as Elevator, Eric's Trip, Purple Knight and Funeral Fog. In 1974, at the age of eleven Gaudet formed his first band, Purple Knight. In 1991, Gaudet joined Eric's Trip, taking...
(drums, vocals, guitar) (1994–2007) - Dallas Good (guitar, vocals) (2002–2007)
EPs
- Forward to SnowForward To SnowForward to Snow is a 1995 EP release by the band Elevator.-Track listing:# "The Who"# "Double Pleading"# "Clearly See Me"# "Forward to Snow"...
– 7" EP, Sappy RecordsSappy RecordsSappy Records is an independent record label based in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, started by Julie Doiron in 1990 in order to release her own cassette....
, April 1995 - Backwards May – 7" EP, Sappy, September 1996
- Onwards and Away – 7" EP, Squirtgun, March 1997
Cassettes
- Elevator to Hell (demo) – cassette, September 1994
- Parts Four and Five – cassette, Astronavigation, September 1997; CDR, Great Beyond, December 2001
- Recorded Live in Halifax on August 2, 1997 – cassette, September 1997
Albums
- Elevator to Hell – LP, Sub PopSub PopSub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...
, February 1995 - Part 3 – mini-LP, Sub Pop, July 1996
- Parts 1–3 – CD, Sub Pop, August 1996
- EerieconsiliationEerieconsiliationEerieconsiliation is an album by Elevator to Hell. It was released on 9 September 1997. The album was recorded in February 1997 in the "Xanadu room", with some songs re-recorded live on 16 March at a Domar Transmission warehouse.- Track listing :...
– CD/LP Sub Pop, August 1997 - Original Music from the Motion Picture The Such – CD, MurderecordsMurderecordsMurderecords is an independent record label that releases the music of the Canadian rock band Sloan. Originally formed in 1992 to produce just the records of that band, it later released work of other bands including Eric's Trip, The Hardship Post, Al Tuck, Stinkin' Rich, Hip Club Groove, The...
, May 1998 - Vague PremonitionVague PremonitionVague Premonition is an album by Elevator Through. The album was released April 20, 1999 by Sub Pop on CD and re-released in June 1999 by Sonic Unyon on vinyl.-Tracklist:# "Energy"# "Rain"# "The Maze"# "No Good Trying"# "Foggy Sea"...
– CD, Sub Pop, April 1999; LP, Sonic UnyonSonic UnyonSonic Unyon Recording Company is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The retail store is located on Wilson Street near James Street North)...
, June 1999 - Live in Concert April 24, 99 – LP, Great Beyond, June 1999
- A Taste of Complete Perspective – CD/LP, Teenage USATeenage USATeenage USA Recordings is a Canadian independent record label, founded by Phil Klygo and Mark DiPietro in the fall of 1997 on the back of Klygo's Skull Geek record label and fanzine....
, September 2000 - Early Band Recordings: February 1995 – June 1997 – CDR, Great Beyond, December 2001
- Live in Concert 2001 – CDR, Great Beyond, December 2001
- Lost During Headquake – CDR, Great Beyond, December 2001
- 4D – CDR, Great Beyond, February 2002
- Darkness → LightDarkness → LightDarkness → Light is an album by Elevator. It was released in October 2002. The album was recorded at Mark Gaudet's home in Moncton, New Brunswick, and at the Blue Studio in Toronto.- Track listing :All songs written by Rick White, except where noted....
– CD, Blue Fog, October 2002 - The Sightseer Project – CDR, Great Beyond, February 2003
- Parts Six and Seven – CDR, Great Beyond, Spring 2004
- Live in Toronto, October 24, 2003 – CDR, Great Beyond, Spring 2004
- AugustAugust (Elevator album)August is a 2005 album by the band Elevator.-Track listing:# "Thickwall"# "Memories of You"# "The Invitation"# "I Wonder What Is Sane"# "To Cry a River"# "The Change"# "Night"# "Catapillar"# "Comfort and Joy"# "Live"# "August"...
– CD, Blue Fog, 2005
Compilation appearances
- The Starioscopic Scary Show – cassette, March 1996
- More of Our Stupid NoiseMore of Our Stupid NoiseMore of Our Stupid Noise was a Canadian compilation album, originally released on Squirtgun Records. It was subsequently rereleased in 1998 on Nettwerk with the title More of Our Stupid Noise '98, with an altered track order and a few different songs.-1996 track listing:# Shortfall, "Drive"# hHead,...
– CD, Squirtgun, July 1996 - The Starioscopic Scary Show (Extended Version) – CD, July 1997
- More of Our Stupid Noise '98 – CD, Squirtgun, March 1998
- Sound Check – CD, June 1998
- Squirtgun Records : The Singles 1995–1997 – CD, Squirtgun, August 1998
- Four Dots – CD, February 1999
- The Vinyl Factory – LP, Music Manufacturing Services, October 1999
- Syrup and Gasoline Vol.2 – CD, GrenadineGrenadine RecordsGrenadine Records is a Canadian independent record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded in 1997 by Eric Y. Lapointe and Alex Megelas who met at Bishop's University's radio station CJMQ-FM....
, July 2001 - An Obscene Scene – CD, Hand Made Music, April 2003
- Snowsuit on and Heading North – CD, Out of Sound Records, November 2003
Videoography
- Sleep Experiment #1 – VHS, January 1997
- Tantrum in My Eyes' – VHS, Marigold, July 1997
- The Such – VHS, Great Beyond, November 2000
See also
- Music of CanadaMusic of CanadaThe music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between...
- Music of New BrunswickMusic of New BrunswickNew Brunswick offers a wide range of musical entertainment at many different venues and diverse locations. In this place, you can enjoy everything from a Pow Wow at Bouctouche and Elsipogtog First Nations to Acadian Traditional or Contemporary Style Music around Moncton and the northern regions of...
- Canadian rockCanadian rockCanadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...
- List of Canadian musicians
- List of bands from Canada
- :Category:Canadian musical groups
External links
- Elevator.ca, the band's official website
- Sub Pop's Elevator page from 1999
- Elevator on Myspace
- Elevator on CBC Radio 3
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