Initially formed as a four piece in 1986, when some of the members were still at high school, the band had little success to start with. Kailis went to
South Perth Primary School, whilst Lowe and Horan went to
Attadale Primary School. Horan went on to
Perth Modern School participating in their music programme, whilst Lowe and Kailis attended
Applecross Senior High School. By early 1988, after some member and name shuffling, the three-piece band, Cinema Prague came into existence. In 1990 the band undertook their first tour of the eastern states of Australia. Their debut recording was a cassette-single with the songs "Mushroom Cloud" and "Walking Song", released in November 1991. It was followed much later by their debut album,
Meldatype, which was recorded between 1992 and 1994 and released in March 1995. The band's fourth album ''It's Schnapster'', although recorded in 1990, was released in December 1998 Kailis and Lowe played together in various projects, including Rice.
Snakes Alive was released on 30 January 2009. In an interview at the time, Kailis indicated that the band was planning to work on the new album. In support of the album's release the band gave a number of performances in Perth and Melbourne in early 2009. As of May 2019 Cinema Prague's discography is now available on Bandcamp. In July 2019 the band reformed for a sold-out show at Fremantle Town Hall as part of the Fremantle Festival.
Members •
Rex Horan – bass, vocals (1988–1998, 2019) • George Kailis – guitar, vocals (1988–1998, 2007, 2009–present) • Tim Lowe – drums (1988–1998, 2007, 2009–present) • Roy Martinez – bass (2007 - 2009) ==Discography==