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.
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.