Camara

Camara was one of the first bands that managed to bring some luster to the pop-rock from Málaga emerging at the height of the new Spanish wave. Formed in 1980 in Torremolinos, the foundation of  the group was led initially by Ricardo Teixidó, drummer from Sociedad Anónima. About a year later, in mid-1981, Ricardo left Camara to found the later famous Danza Invisible alongside with the former members of Adrenalina (pioneering Andalusian punk band) Chris Navas and Manuel Rubio. After recording their first demos, Camara were edited in 1981 through a mythical EP shared with other leading bands of the Malaga scene of the moment: Danza Invisible, Spray and Krazy Boys. This record was the starting signal for the local new wave and was the result of a demo competition promoted by a station in the area, being edited under the auspices of Polifonía, a record store in Torremolinos. 

The song Camara contributed with was "Electricidad", a composition influenced by the British dark-pop of the time that revealed as the best of that album. So, encouraged by the good response, the group decides to try their luck in Madrid, getting in 1982 a single with the independent label Tres Cipreses under the musical direction of Eduardo Benavente. The songs chosen for that work (one of the first productions of Eduardo Benavente) were "El Frio en mis Manos" and "Pecado Mortal", two examples of goth-rock that surprised by their effective melodies, fine guitars and the outstanding voice of his singer. By then, the formation was constituted by Conde (voice), R. Arenas (guitar), M.J. Bandera (bass), J. Carlos Rosas (drums) and J. Gómez (keyboards). In 1984 the band reorganized and, after a brief parenthesis, presented with a renewed lineup. At that time, the group began to be branded as an "imitator" of Danza Invisible, which by then (already converted into a quintet) dazzled the rest of Malaga bands of that time: Camara, Tamaño Natural and Requiem. Months later, Camara dissolves and Conde and Horacio formed in 1985 the duo (later quartet) Serie B with the intention of recalling the "elegant pop" under the influence of bands like Roxy Music and Japan. The trace of the primitive formation continued a decade later in new bands as Los Mosquitos. [SOURCE: GRUPOS NACIONALES NUEVA OLA 80]