Low Transit Industries was an

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...

founded in Melbourne, Australia in 1999 by Darren Smallman (Dez Dare) and Simon Baird. The label toured and released bands across the world until 2010 when the partners closed operations due to Darren Smallman moving to the UK where he now runs

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which is a record label, book publisher, music publisher and PR services company.

Artists

Artists who have had releases through Low Transit Industries include: *

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* Batrider * Black Mountain * Black Nielson * Boddicker * C.W. Stoneking * Co-Pilgrim * Disaster Plan * Dishpan Fingers *

Elf Power Elf Power is an American indie rock band that originated in Athens, Georgia, United States. The line-up consists of guitarist/vocalist Andrew Rieger, keyboardist Laura Carter, guitarist Dave Wrathgabar, bassist Bryan Poole, and drummer Peter ...

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* Fonda 500 * Fotomoto * Ghosty *

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* Homescience * Ill Bravados * Jacob S. Harris * Jape Squad *

Kim Salmon & The Surrealists Kim Salmon and the Surrealists are an Australian indie rock band formed by Kim Salmon in 1987 when he was living in Perth between the final two tours by The Scientists. When the Scientists stopped, Salmon continued the Surrealists as his main ...

* Legends of Motorsport *

Lilys Lilys are an American indie rock band formed in Washington, D.C in 1988. The only constant member is Kurt Heasley, with the line-up changing regularly. Several of the band's tracks have been used in television advertisements, including the ba ...

* Line Drawings *

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* Matt Banham * Mid State Orange * New Estate * New Pants * No Through Road *

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* Oneironaut * Papermoon *

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* Russian Roulettes * Sailboats Are White * Sam Isaac *

Screamfeeder Screamfeeder is an Australian indie guitar pop group formed in Brisbane in 1991. The band's original line-up was composed of drummer Tony Blades, bassist/vocalist Kellie Lloyd and vocalist/guitarist Tim Steward. In 1995, Dean Shwereb replaced ...

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* Shannon McArdle * Sharko * Sime Nugent * Simon Llewelyn Evans *

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* Sonoi * SubAudible Hum * Thalia Zedek Band * The Backfeed Slumber * The Bites * The Ca$inos * The Delicates *

The Essex Green The Essex Green is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn that has released four albums to date. The band is primarily composed of songwriters Jeff Baron, Sasha Bell and Chris Ziter, and specializes in a classic sound inspired by 1960s–197 ...

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* The Loch Ness Mouse * The Mendoza Line * The Minders * The Parkas *

The Smallgoods The Smallgoods is an Australian indie pop band originally from the Victorian coastal town of Port Fairy, but now based in Melbourne. The band's music draws on influences from 1960s artists such as The Beatles and The Byrds, along with more rec ...

* The Sound Platform * The Specimens * The Steinbecks * The Super Wolfgang * The Wells Collective * THE WHATS * The Zebras * Tim Steward * TimeZones * Trans Am *

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* Warped * We All Want To

Singles club

Low Transit Industries also briefly operated a singles club, periodically sending out split 7-inch singles to subscribers. Artists featured in the singles club included The Zebras,

, Disaster Plan,

, and

External links

Official site
Australian independent record labels Record labels established in 1999 Indie rock record labels 1999 establishments in Australia {{Independent-record-label-stub

Artists

Singles club

See also

External links