DOKTOR SPIRA I LJUDSKA BICA

Doktor Spira i Ljudska Bica biography
Unconventional singer/songwriter from Belgrade Dusan Mihajlović "Spira" began his career in 1972 when he founded an acoustic duo MIRA & SPIRA with Mirjana Marković. They used to play as support act at POP MASINA gigs and were part of the then burgeoning Belgrade acoustic scene. His name became more prominent when his song "Prvi sneg" appeared on the debut LP of another Belgrade folk-rock acoustic band SUNCOKRET in 1977.

In late 1970s he changed his style and formed an alternative post-punk band DOKTOR SPIRA & LJUDSKA BIĆA (Dr. Spira & the Human Beings). In 1980 they recorded their debut album "Dijagnoza", which contained unusual songs inspired by the New Wave urban alienation aesthetics and strong artistic feel. Although he enjoyed a brief fame as a cult personality at the Belgrade alternative scene, no record label wanted to release his album. That's why he went to England and independently pressed some 50 copies of the record and shared them among friends. December 1981 saw the promotion gig at Belgrade's Atelje 212 theatre. The group disbanded in 1985, but ironically only then the state-owned PGP RTB label decided to release it the following year. Mihajlović has been living in London since 1988 and in the meantime he also invented a small guitar amp called "Iron Chicken".

Dr. Spira re-activated during 2006/07 when he decided to make digital remastering of "Dijagnoza". 2CD set " Arheoloski Artefakti..." appeared in 2007 containing a second disc of previously unreleased album "Dizajn za stvarni svet", which was recorded back in 1987. He gathered a new backing band for live promotion with: Predrag Kozomara (guitars), Predrag Milanović (bass), Aleksandar Miletić (keyboards), Slobodan Jurisić (drums), Ana Milanović and Sanja Bogosavljević (back vocals). Special guest appearances included Emily Jane Sarić (vocals) and Mitropa Music Project from Sweden (with Dragan Popović, ex-DAG). They played several gigs in October 2007, Belgrade.