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Éric Dion laid the foundations of his songwriting within the Gaspé duo Dans l’Shed, which he formed with André Lavergne, a fact he further elaborates on in the solo phase of his career. This winter, Éric Dion released L’origine du vent, a self-produced album licensed to the Acadian label Le Grenier musique. Co-produced with Martin Hogan and Éric Blanchard and recorded at Studio Hogan in Grande-Rivière, this album showcases Éric Dion’s growth in his “gaspericana” quest—to borrow the title of his previous album with Dans l’Shed (2018). This neologism is inspired by the established genre on the continent, Americana, which PAN M 360 often refers to as “kebamericana” when discussing this style favored in French-Canadian song. Here’s a regional variation! The songs on this album are poetic reflections of a life lived in Éric Dion’s hometown of New Richmond, in the Bay of Chaleurs, and also in other evocative places in his beloved Gaspé Peninsula. A life set to rhyme, in short: loves, passions, breakups, friendships, parenthood, escapes, and getaways in the Gaspé wilderness. Reached at his home for a video interview, he tells us about the origins of his songs, which are anything but… hot air.
