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Caamora represents the partnership of Clive Nolan and Agnieszka Swita in a lavish and creative collaboration. They provide the artistic nucleus to an extravagant and imaginative musical experience.
Clive and Agnieszka first met in February 2005. They gelled immediately and discussed the possibility of working together. In March, Agnieszka returned to the UK from her homeland of Poland, and recorded some material with Clive. This included what became the first song written for the “She†project. As a result of this fruitful session they decided to form Caamora. Over the next two years material for the ‘She’ project was written and developed. For such a large-scale project, this represented a lot of music and lyrics.
Clive Nolan: "The demo songs were recorded with Agnieszka testing out all of the vocals. This gradually helped to give us an overall picture of the opera."
During this time, the duo decided to take their music out on tour. The ‘She’ project has always been a long-term plan, and they were eager to get out and spread the word. So, during the later part of 2006 Caamora (with Swita singing to Nolan’s piano playing) toured Europe to a warm reception. Then they headed out to South America with some very successful gigs in Chile and Argentina. Caamora’s first fruit - “Closer†EP - was released in Autumn 2006 and featured back catalogue material written by Clive, as well as some new material from the “She†project. The music was arranged and recorded specially for this limited release. The CD was received very well, and has led to some positive reviews, and increased interest in the ’She’ project. 2007 began with a vibrant set of concerts in Poland, organized by Metal Mind. Reaction and interest in Caamora was growing with every concert.
Agnieszka Swita: "We never expected such enthusiasm! We hadn’t prepared for three encores nearly every night."
Upon returning to the UK, recording begun on more Caamora material, which continued to develop the main album. Meanwhile, demand for Caamora on tour had grown, and dates are being booked for later in the year, which saw them visit Portugal and Canada for the first time, as well as returning to some familiar countries. On 4th June 2007 Metal Mind Productions released Caamora’s second EP entitled "Walk On Water". The EP featured guest performances by Mark Westwood (Neo) on guitar, John Jowitt (IQ) on bass and Scott Higham (Shadowkeep) on drums.
The “She†album was recorded in the summer of 2007..... The partly staged show took place on 31st October 2007 at the Wyspianski Theatre, Katowice, Poland. Spearheaded by Clive Nolan and Agnieszka Swita, this epic production featured also guest musicians: Alan Reed (Pallas/Neo) & Christina Booth (Magenta) on the vocals, bassist John Jowitt (IQ, Neo), Mark Westwood & Martin Bowen on the guitars, Richard West & Steve Williams on the keyboards, Scott Higham on the drums. Additional orchestra and choir, eye catching visuals and dramatic stage show formed an ambitious two hour musical journey.
See "Judgement" & "Confrontation" taken from "She" DVD:
Caamora returned in mid January 2008 with a third EP entitled “Embrace†- the final step announcing the premiere of the epic production “Sheâ€. The “Embrace†EP constituted a teaser of what we could expect from “Sheâ€. This special release included 4 alternative versions of songs to be featured on the full-length “Sheâ€.
The worldwide premiere of “She†is scheduled for release on 10th March 2008 in Europe and 13th May 2008 in the US. This extensive material will be available in the following formats: 2 CD, DVD (incl. “making of†as a bonus), ltd. DVD+2CD, ltd. 2 CD DG (incl. bonus track), ltd. 3 LP (incl. bonus track) and a BOX with 2 studio CDs (expanded with a bonus track), 2 live CDs, 2 DVDs (incl. a bonus DVD with 6 acoustic tracks and extra interview footage) plus 6 unique postcards!!
