1979 NEW WAVE

Another night at Bains Douches, another young English band onstage. The charismatic lead singer close to a trance. A legendary performance. A small enthusiastic crowd, girls and boys riding waves of emotions, sounds, of fragrances melding together yet distinct. Spearmint, peppermint, iris, woody cedar, sandalwood. New Romantics. Is this a dark or cheerful view of the world? Could be both.