LITE (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = LITE
Img_capt = LITE, left to right: Kozo Kusumoto, Jun Izawa, Akinori Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Takeda
Background = group_or_band
Origin =
Genre = Math rock
Instrumental
Years_active = 2003 - present
Label = Transduction Records
Cargo Records
Associated_acts =
URL =
Current_members = Nobuyuki Takeda
Kozo Kusumoto
Jun Izawa
Akinori Yamamoto
Past_members =

LITE is a Japanese math rock band.

Biography

Formed in 2003 in Tokyo, Japan, LITE played many gigs around Tokyo and self-released two demo CDs.
They have released one mini-album, "LITE", and one full-length ("Filmlets") through Transduction in the UK and Cargo in Europe.
They toured the UK and Ireland in 2006, and have received critical acclaim in Japan.In July 2007, they played at Fuji Rock Festival in Japan and followed that with another UK & Ireland tour in September, co-inciding with a split release with Funanori (Kaori Tsuchida from The Go! Team and Mike Watt from the Minutemen). Titled "A Tiny Twofer", the split CD features three songs each.

Discography

CDR Releases
* "1st Demo CD (2003)"
* "2nd Demo CD (2004)"

Mini-Albums
* "LITE (2006)"

Albums
* "Filmlets (2007)"
* "Phantasia (2008)"

Live
* "Live in Limerick (2007)"

EP
*"A Tiny Twofer (2007)"

Trivia

* LITE covered the Radiohead song "Everything In Its Right Place" for a tribute album to the band.

External links

* [http://lite-web.com Official Site (mostly Japanese)]
* [http://www.myspace.com/liteband Myspace]
* [http://www.transductionrecords.com/main/artists/lite/ LITE on Transduction Records]