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UŽ JSME DOMA
Tuesday, September 28

 Už Jsme Doma (pronounced oosh-smeh-dough-ma) spent the first years of its existence in underground Czechoslovakia. After the Velvet Revolution it was one of the first groups to storm out and establish an alternative rock sound for the new republic. Along with Plastic People of the Universe they became ambassadors of Central European rock, frequently touring the U.S. and establishing a cult following in America. If the PPU embody the Communist repression of the 1970s and 1980s in their gloomy, despair-driven music, then Už Jsme Doma represents the exuberance of liberation. Punk in spirit, activists at heart, and strongly avant-garde in their dissonances, complex songs, and humor, they are the Czech Republic's best group.
"Over the course of its existence, Už Jsme Doma has received all kinds of labels for the music that it plays: intellectual punk, Slavic tone provocation, African music, orchestral punk, funky punk, ska, inspiration by Uriah Heep, Gregorian chorus, melodic avant garde and plenty of others."

Stamped "antisocial" by the Communist government, the group spent its first years playing illegal concerts, going through numerous changes in their lineup, and writing an impressive repertoire of avant-punk songs influenced by Pere Ubu, the Residents, the Sex Pistols, and the Rock-in-Opposition movement. In the wake of the student protest of November 17, 1989, and the precipitated events that ensued, Už Jsme Doma rose as a symbol of new times.

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UŽ JSME DOMA

WEBSITE: http://ujd.tre.cz/en

Publicity / Interviews: Bryan Swirsky (917) 362-8273 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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