Low Transit Industries was an

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founded in

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, Australia in

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b
Darren SmallmanDez Dare)
and Simon Baird. The label toured and released bands across the world until 2010 when the partners closed operations due to

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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 *

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* Boddicker *

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* 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 A ...

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Fonda 500 Fonda 500 (aka F500 or Fonda500) are a British band hailing from Kingston upon Hull. Background Formed by Simon Stone and Nicholas Broten in 1995, Fonda 500 have been releasing albums since 2000. Their songs appeared on the soundtrack to the ...

* Fotomoto *

Ghosty Ghosty is a Lawrence, Kansas-based indie rock band formed in 1999. They are best known for their positive reviews by NPR, Currently the Ghosty lineup consists of Andrew Connor (guitar, vocals), Mike Nolte (bass, guitar, vocals), David Wetzel ( ...

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* Homescience * Ill Bravados * Jacob S. Harris *

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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 ...

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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 ...

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* Mid State Orange * New Estate *

New Pants New Pants () is a Chinese rock band. Established in 1996, New Pants has become one of the most representative bands influenced by new wave in China, being considered as one of the pioneers of the movement in China. Current band members are: Pen ...

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* Of Montreal *

Okkervil River Okkervil River is an American rock band led by singer-songwriter Will Sheff. Formed in Austin, Texas, in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya set on the river Okkervil in Saint Petersburg. They beg ...

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* Papermoon *

Pink Mountaintops Pink Mountaintops is a Canadian rock and roll band from Vancouver led by Stephen McBean. The band's first album, ''The Pink Mountaintops'', featured Amber Webber and Joshua Wells. The tracks varied from alt-country to indie rock. The band's rec ...

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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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Serena Maneesh Serena-Maneesh (previously spelled Serena Maneesh, sometimes shortened to S-M) is a Norwegian alternative rock band from Oslo. Biography The team of musicians who each contribute to the band's sound is organized around songwriter Emil Nikolais ...

* Shannon McArdle *

Sharko Sharko is a Belgian indie pop-rock band formed by David Bartholomé (bass guitar, guitars, vocals) in 1997. Sharkoko released its first album, ''Feuded'' in 1999, on the indie Belgian label BANG! The album has also been released in France and the ...

Sime Nugent Simon Joe "Sime" Nugent is an Australian multi-instrumentalist-songwriter, sculptor and visual artist. He has worked in various groups including country music five-piece the Wilson Pickers (2008–2012, 2015–2018) and as a solo artist. Nugen ...

* Simon Llewelyn Evans *

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* Sonoi *

SubAudible Hum SubAudible Hum are an indie rock band based in Melbourne, Australia. Often compared to Radiohead they are active on the live circuit, particularly in their home town, they have released three albums, one of which was nominated for the J Award; ...

* Thalia Zedek Band * The Backfeed Slumber * The Bites * The Ca$inos *

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* The Loch Ness Mouse *

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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 recen ...

* The Sound Platform *

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* The Steinbecks *

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* The Wells Collective * THE WHATS * The Zebras * Tim Steward * TimeZones *

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Tucker B's Tucker B's are an Australian band, originally from Perth, but based in Sydney since 2005. History The Tucker B's were formed at the end of 1994 by Matt Rudas and Andrew Houston, performing their first gig together at the Harbourside in Fremant ...

* 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

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and Simon Baird. The l ...

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Artists

Singles club

See also

External links