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Tokyo-based alternative/postpunk band Praha Depart (“Prague Department Store”) formed in 2004 around guitarist Tsukasa and vocalist Mai, with drummer Junpei completing the lineup one year later. Starting out bassless, Mai eventually added bass guitar to her vocal duties, as the band honed their sound through non-stop gigging around Tokyo, in the process gaining a reputation as one of the city’s hardest-working bands.
Described by The Japan Times newspaper as “irrepressibly danceable gypsy punk”, Praha Depart made their first venture overseas in March 2011 with a U.S. East Coast tour, in October&November 2011 with an European tour with N’toko (from Slovenia) while solidifying their position in the domestic music scene where their swirling, almost psychedelic postpunk grooves have seen them playing alongside Japanese underground legends like DMBQ and sending local audiences into a frenzy at packed Tokyo live venues.
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Described by The Japan Times newspaper as “irrepressibly danceable gypsy punk”, Praha Depart made their first venture overseas in March 2011 with a U.S. East Coast tour, in October&November 2011 with an European tour with N’toko (from Slovenia) while solidifying their position in the domestic music scene where their swirling, almost psychedelic postpunk grooves have seen them playing alongside Japanese underground legends like DMBQ and sending local audiences into a frenzy at packed Tokyo live venues.
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