Born from the seed of an idea. It was the idealism of crazy rock and roll, laced with humor and a liberal dose of outrageous stage antics, that gave birth to Dr. Spock, fully equipped to kick the complacent collective asses of what we used to call rock and roll.
The rise of Icelandic finest is a tale of unity. In the final years before the millennium there was only a group of artists who met randomly to discharge the energy flowing between them. Dr. Spock was born. Dr. Spock remained underground for a few more years only to emerge once in a while to play live shows.
To many it seemed that Dr. Spock would eventually fade away into obscurity, only to dwell in the collective memory of the lucky concertgoers who witnessed the live explosions of energy.
Enter a freak coincidence. Dr. Spock was asked to donate a track for the film Óskabörn Þjóðarinnar starring the Icelandic rock singer legend Óttarr Proppé. Dr. Spock asked Mr. Proppé to sing on the track not knowing that a mystical course of action was in motion. Mr. Proppé joined the band after that fateful recording session.
Finally the restraints would give in. At the Iceland Airwaves 2004 festival, Dr. Spock unleashed their material in front of a frantic receptive crowd. The Director of Smekkleysa records witnessed the havoc and offered the band a record deal.
Dr. Spock recorded the debut album Dr. Phil live in the studio. The birth of Dr. Phil took 20 hours. Smekkleysa released Dr. Phil in the summer of 2005. The album received rave reviews from the music press and the band was shot to Iceland rock stardom.
Dr. Spock followed the release with a string of hectic live shows around Iceland playing both the smallest and biggest venues around as well as the only high security prison in the country.
In 2006 Dr. Spock were invited to play the Eurosonic festival in Holland as well as South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. Dr. Spock also played dates in other US cities as well as Scandinavia.
At home Dr. Spock supported Alice Cooper and Iggy Pop & the Stooges on top of a string of local festivals and gigs.
Dr. Spock was nominated for an Icelandic music award for best live performance. They also received 4 nominations at the XFM radio awards and walked away with the award for best live act. In 2006 Dr. Spock worked with singer/songwriter Mugison on a track for the Icelandic crime film Mýrin.
Dr. Spock recorded the 4 track EP, The Incredible Tooth of Dr. Zoega in 2007. The first single of the release, Skitapakk hit the charts and secured the number one spot and stayed there for six weeks.
Dr. Spock were approached to write and perform a song in the Icleland Eurovision Song Contest. The song and performance landed the band the 3rd place in the Icelandic Finals.
Dr. Spock recorded the highly anticipated second full length album Falcon Christ in the summer of 2008. Mixed and Mastered in Los Angeles by S. Husky Höskulds (Fantomas, Tom Waits, Norah Jones). The album will be released in Iceland by Smekkleysa in november 2008 (W/ special Live DVD). First single Fálkinn hit the charts in its first week of release entering the national radio (Rás 2) at number 10 and Alternative radio station Xið977 at number 14.
Dr. Spock played themselves in a scene for the shock horror film Reykjavik Whale Whatching Massacre and contributed the song Depodiva and one cover song which will feature on the soundtrack released by One Little Indian.
Dr. Spock are currently in the process of infiltrating a creative vein for a future release.
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