LTI!

An innovative independent music label operating from a big computer and a telephone in a country town outside of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA.

Initially distraught over a nation-wide vinyl slump, LTI formed in 2003 and has since put a heap of local and overseas indie rock on the Australian musical map.

Simon, Darren & Aaron are first and foremost fierce music lovers and have been since they were tykes. “We used to come up from Geelong and head to stores like AU-GO-GO and MISSING LINK to find the newest and greatest bands from around the world that no one else had,” founder Darren Smallman says. One such title, SONIC YOUTH’s ''kill Yr Idols'' 10 inch EP, even encouraged Darren to go out and form a legendary band called Warped.

“Always trying to outdo each other in the music nerd department, we’re attached to the ideologies of the independents, always seeking new and interesting music. We bring this same youthful enthusiasm to LOW TRANSIT INDUSTRIES as we feel it's our job to bring new, odd, punk, electro... well anything that's good and unique to your favourite record store.”

Slaves to the medium, LTI have done vinyl releases, CDs, ran a singles club and are currently running a touring company not to mention an on-line store. LTI Digital will showcase live recordings of their acts with B sides, unreleased music, downloadable video clips, mini documentaries made by the bands, ticket sales, blogs as well as selling band merchandise. It’s going to be cool.

The Future looks very bright for the team at Low Transit Industries, with the music industry taking new and interesting avenues in terms of its marketing, distribution and the whole listening to music thing as well. The label have assembled an excellent team of music lovers covering all the states and territories so LTI can be on the ground and involved with any new and evolving music that pops its head up.

TOURS WE'VE PROMOTED:

BLACK NIELSON (UK) Australian tour 2005

OKKERVIL RIVER (USA) Australian tour 2005... presented by triple j

OKKERVIL RIVER (USA) Australian/New Zealand tour 2006

C.W. STONEKING Australian tour 2006

C.W. STONEKING Australian tour 2007... presented by Radio National

As well as numerous local tours for SUBAUDIBLE HUM, NEW ESTATE, THE CA$INOS, MID STATE ORANGE...

RECORDS WE'VE RELEASED:

THE SOUND PLATFORM Dear John's (Goodbye…) LTID001 - 7'' EP - 1/06/1999

THE SOUND PLATFORM The Promotional Compact Disc Of… LTID002 - CD album - 1/06/2000

THE SOUND PLATFORM The Mission Of A Sad Man Is Glorious LTID003 - CD EP - 1/06/2001

THE SOUND PLATFORM Do They Smoke Cigarettes In Heaven LTID004 - CD EP - 1/06/2002

THE WELLS COLLECTIVE Along Sydon Drive LTID005 - CD album - 1/03/2003

DISASTER PLAN/ALMA Singles Club Split 7 Inch #1 LTID006 - 7'' split - 1/03/2003

THE ESSEX GREEN/THE SMALLGOODS Singles Club Split 7 Inch #2 LTID007 - 7'' split - 1/05/2003

THE ESSEX GREEN The Long Goodbye LTID008 - CD album - 1/03/2003

FINISHING SCHOOL Destination Girl LTID009 - CD album - 1/11/2003

THE STEINBECKS Branches & Fronds Brushing The Windows LTID010 - CD EP - 1/11/2003

THE MINDERS/THE ZEBRAS Singles Club Split 7 Inch #3 LTID011 - 7'' split - 1/07/2003

SERENA MANEESH/THE PARKAS Singles Club Split 7 Inch #4 LTID012 - 7'' split - 1/02/2004

THE BITES/PAPERMOON Singles Club Split 7 Inch #5 LTID013 - 7'' split - 1/04/2004

BLACK MOUNTAIN Self-titled LTID014 - CD album - 1/02/2005

ELF POWER Walking With The Beggar Boys LTID015 - CD album - 1/03/2004

OF MONTREAL Satanic Panic In The Attic LTID016 - CD album - 1/03/2004

SUBAUDIBLE HUM Everything You Heard Is True LTID017 - CD album - 1/06/2005

THE CA$INOS City Lights / Drive Me Home LTID018 - 7'' single - 1/06/2004

MID STATE ORANGE/THE LADYBUG TRANSISTOR Singles Club Split 7 Inch #6 LTID019 - 7'' split - 1/06/2004

ONEIRONAUT Pure Through Evolution LTID020 - CD album - 1/09/2004

THE CA$INOS City Lights LTID021 - CD EP - 1/11/2004

BLACK NIELSON Current Sunlight LTID022 - CD album - 1/04/2005

SEASON Avatar LTID023 - CD album - 1/08/2004

THE ESSEX GREEN Everything Is Green LTID024 - CD album - 1/11/2004

GOLDRUSH Ozona LTID025 - CD album - 1/03/2005

VARIOUS ARTISTS Singles Club Split 7 Inch Collective LTID026 - CD album - 1/11/2004

OKKERVIL RIVER Black Sheep Boy LTID027 - CD album - 1/05/2005

SIME NUGENT Broke & Banned LTID028 - CD album - 1/06/2005

SOULS ON BOARD Self-titled LTID029 - CD EP - 1/07/2005

FOTOMOTO Model cph-05-002 - CD album - 1/10/2005

OKKERVIL RIVER Black Sheep Boy Appendix LTID031 - CD EP - 1/11/2005

PINK MOUNTAINTOPS Axis Of Evol LTID032 - CD album - 1/02/2006

THE MENDOZA LINE Full Of Light & Full Of Fire LTID033 - CD album - 1/03/2006

VARIOUS ARTISTS Sampler March 2006 LTID034 - CD album - 1/02/2006

SUBAUDIBLE HUM Sugarcoat LTID035 - Digital Single - 1/06/2006

GHOSTY Grow Up Or Sleep In LTID036 - CD album - 9/09/2006

GHOSTY Clouds Solve It featuring Wayne Coyne LTID037 - Digital single - 1/06/2006

C.W. STONEKING King Hokum LTID038 - CD album - 2/09/2006

CO-PILGRIM Pucker Up Buttercup LTID039 - CD album - 7/04/2007

SAILBOATS ARE WHITE Turbo! LTID040 - CD album - 26/08/2007

LILYS Everything Wrong Is Imaginary LTID041 - CD album - 26/08/2007

OKKERVIL RIVER Overboard And Down LTID042 - CD EP - 2/09/2006

SUBAUDIBLE HUM All For The Caspian LTID043 - CD EP - 26/08/2006

SUBAUDIBLE HUM In Time For Spring, On Came The Snow LTID044 - CD album - 28/10/2006

THE MENDOZA LINE The 30 Year Low (double CD) LTID045 - CD album - 7/07/2007

GOLDRUSH The Heart Is The Place LTID046 - CD album - 27/01/2007

FONDA 500 Je'Mappelle Stereo LTID047 - CD album - FEB 2008

LILYS A Diana's Diana (remix) LTID048 - Digital single - 29/08/2006

SOULS ON BOARD Blood Face LTID049 - CD EP - 18/11/2006

THE SPECIMENS Jazz Brutus LTID050 - CD album - 17/02/2007

NEW ESTATE TBC LTID051 - CD album - APR 2008

VARIOUS ARTISTS January 2007 Sampler LTID052 - CD album - 13/01/2007

THE SPECIMENS Locked Out / I'm A Believer LTID054 - Radio single - 30/01/2007

VARIOUS ARTISTS Autumn 2008 Sampler LTID055 - CD album - Mar 2008

NEW ESTATE Is It Real? LTID056 - CD album - 10/02/2007

NEW PANTS Dragon Tiger Panacea LTID057 - CD album - 21/04/2007

SHARKO Molecule LTID058 - CD album - 26/05/2007

BODDICKER Big Lionhearted And The Gallant Man LTID059 - CD album - 16/06/2007

TRANS AM Sex Change LTID060 - CD album - 5/05/2007

THALIA ZEDEK Liars and Prayers LTID061 - CD album - 19/04/2008