Rick White (musician)

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Rick White
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Rick White on CBC's Ear to the Ground, June 1993
Background information
Born (1970-12-05) 5 December 1970 (age 53)
Moncton, New Brunswick
Genres Indie rock, lo-fi
Occupation(s)Musician, producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals, keyboards, drums, bass
Years active1984present
Labels Blue Fog, Great Beyond
Website rickwhite.ca

Rick White (born 5 December 1970) is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter. [1] Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, he was a member of indie bands Eric's Trip, [2] [3] Elevator, [4] Perplexus, and The Unintended. White first played music, in a band called "Bloodstain", in 1984, before starting his own band "in 1986", called "T.C.I.B", which later transitioned into the band name, "The Underdogs", which lasted from the summer of 1987, until June 1988. [5] By the summer of 1989, The Underdogs had broken up, and Rick had joined another band, "The Forest", which lasted from the 1989, until June 1990, with a one-off recording session happening in December, 1990. [6] Prior to Eric's Trip, and while in Eric's Trip, White also recorded two solo-produced albums, one in March 1990, and another in August 1991, but both were not released until 2022. Known for lo-fi recording, he has also recorded and produced music for The Sadies, Orange Glass, Joel Plaskett, One Hundred Dollars, Dog Day, HotKid and his former Eric's Trip bandmate Julie Doiron.

Contents

White released his first solo album, The Rick White Album, in late 2005. [7] He followed it with Memoreaper in 2007. [8] [9] White's next album, 137, is a double album which was released in 2009 on Blue Fog Recordings. He released a record in 2019, The Opening, and was recorded with Eiyn Sof. His latest release, with all original material, is Music Box, which was released in 2023.

White is the former roommate of Dallas Good, founding member of The Sadies. White lived with Good during the early 2000s after moving from Moncton to Toronto. [10]

Discography

The Underdogs

The Forest

Eric's Trip

Elevator

EPs

  • Forward to Snow – 7-inch EP, Sappy Records, April 1995
  • Backwards May – 7-inch EP, Sappy, September 1996
  • Onwards and Away – 7-inch 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 2 August 1997 – cassette, September 1997

Albums

  • Elevator to Hell – LP, Sub Pop, February 1995
  • Part 3 – mini-LP, Sub Pop, July 1996
  • Parts 1–3 – CD, Sub Pop, August 1996
  • Eerieconsiliation – CD/LP Sub Pop, August 1997
  • Original Music from the Motion Picture The Such – CD, Murderecords, May 1998
  • Vague Premonition – CD, Sub Pop, April 1999; LP, Sonic Unyon, June 1999
  • Live in Concert 24 April 99 – LP, Great Beyond, June 1999
  • A Taste of Complete Perspective – CD/LP, Teenage USA, 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 → Light – 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, 24 October 2003 – CDR, Great Beyond, Spring 2004
  • August – CD, Blue Fog, 2005

Archival Releases

  • LiveTaste (Oct.2000) (2012) [13]
  • The Headquake Tapes (2001) (2013) [14]
  • Vague Demos (1998) (2018) [15]
  • More Taste of Complete Perspective (1999–2000) (2019) [16]
  • August "Extra" (2004) (2020) [17]
  • August LP Demos (2003) (2023) [18]

OLD

Solo/Rick White Album

Rick White and The Sadies

See also

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  16. "ELEVATOR - More Taste (1999-2000), by Rick White Archive".
  17. "ELEVATOR - August "Extra" (2004), by Rick White Archive".
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  19. "OLD s/T (Dec.2021), by Rick White Archive".
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