æz ðeɪ wɜː sˌoʊ ʌntɹɐdˈɪʃənəl ænd ɛkspˌɛɹɪmˈɛntəl ɪnðə lˈætviən mjˈuːzɪk sˈiːn, ðeɪ dɪdnˌɑːt ɡˈeɪn pˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, ɐ pˈiəɹɪəd ðɐthɐzbˌɪn nˈeɪmd ðə lˈɔst ˈeɪɾiz ɪn ɛstˈoʊniən kˈʌltʃɚɹəl hˈɪstɚɹi.
As they were so untraditional and experimental in the Latvian music scene, they did not gain popularity in the 1980s, a period that has been named 'The Lost Eighties' in Estonian cultural history.