Editing S.P.O.C.K (section)

==Background==
The band's original lineup was [[songwriter]] Eddie Bengtsson (formerly a founding member of [[Page (Swedish band)|Page]]), Finn Albertsson, and [[vocalist]] Alexander Hofman. Over time the members of the band have shifted: Johan Billing was a member of the band from 1994 to 1998, but with the release of ''S.P.O.C.K: 1999'' (in 1999) the band's lineup changed to one with Alexander Hofman (the band's only remaining founding member), Johan Malmgren (former member of [[elegant MACHINERY|Elegant Machinery]] and Aaron Sutcliffe) and Christer Hermodsson.<ref>[http://www.subspace.se/spock/ S.P.O.C.K. Biography 1988]</ref>

In 1988, Eddie Bengtsson wrote a handful of songs to be performed at Finn Albertsson's birthday party, with Alexander Hofman performing vocals; the three young men dubbed the band '''Mr. Spock''' (after the name for the character [[Spock]] of ''Star Trek''). After the performance at the party, the band continued for several months to play at other house parties, but soon managed to secure some event bookings. In 1989, the band members contacted [[Paramount Pictures]] for permission to use the name "Mr. Spock". When Paramount demanded a heavy compensation for the privilege, the band renamed themselves using the [[initials]] '''S.P.O.C.K''', which are an [[acronym]] for '''Star Pilot On Channel K.'''<ref>[http://www.subspace.se/spock/ S.P.O.C.K Biography 1989]</ref>

S.P.O.C.K's commercial success began in 1990 when the Swedish record label Accelerating Blue Fish published "Silicon Dream" as a limited-edition [[7-inch single]].<ref>[http://www.subspace.se/spock/ S.P.O.C.K Biography 1990]</ref> The lyrical subject matter of S.P.O.C.K's songs frequently centers on [[science fiction]] stories, (in particular, ''[[Star Trek]]''). Other topics include alien-human relations and life in space. Representative songs include: "Alien Attack", "[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T. Phone Home]]", "[[Klingon|Never Trust a Klingon]]", "Not Human", "[[Alien (film)|In Space No One Can Hear You Scream]]", "[[Spock's Brain|Mr. Spock's Brain]]", "[[Leonard McCoy|Dr. McCoy]]" and "Astrogirl".

On stage the band members adopted a [[cyberpunk]]/[[science fiction|sci-fi]]-esque personae, with Eddie Bengtsson calling himself "Eddie B. Kirk", Alexander Hofman as "Android", and Finn Albertsson as "Cybernoid". Together with such bands as Page, Elegant Machinery, Sista Mannen På Jorden and Kiethevez, S.P.O.C.K helped to define the sound of the Swedish [[synthpop]] movement.

In 1997, members of S.P.O.C.K started their own [[recording label]] SubSpace Communications. The band's 1999 album, ''1999'', ranked #25 on the German Alternative Chart's (DAC) 1999 Top 50 Albums chart.<ref name="dac-albums-99">{{cite web |title=DAC Top 50 1999 |url=http://www.public-propaganda.de/charts/1999/dac_alb50.html |website=Trendcharts oHG |publisher=AMC Alster Musik Consulting GmbH |access-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010418190612/http://www.public-propaganda.de/charts/1999/dac_alb50.html |archive-date=18 April 2001 |date=2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2010 Christer Hermodsson left the band in order to focus on other musical endeavors. He was then replaced by Valdi Solemo. The band's current line up is vocalist Alexander Hofman (a.k.a. Android - the only remaining founding member), keyboardist Valdi Solemo (aka Val Solo), and keyboardist Johan Malmgren (aka Yo-Haan).

During the last years S.P.O.C.K has focused more on live gigs. Mostly in Germany, but also in Sweden, Canada, Estonia, Mexico, United Kingdom & the Czech Republic.

Johan Malmgren and Eskil Simonsson of the band [[Covenant (band)|Covenant]] formed the band Aaron Sutcliffe in 1999 to perform synthpop covers of [[Elvis Presley]] songs.<ref>[http://www.subspace.se/artist/sutcliffe.asp Aaron Sutcliffe profile at SubSpace Communications]</ref>

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S.P.O.C.K Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2017 08.jpg|Alexander Hofman
S.P.O.C.K Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2017 05.jpg|Valdi Solemo
S.P.O.C.K Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2017 06.jpg|Johan Malmgren
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