Admittedly, ???? ????????? (NEW GENERATION) takes a bit to really settle into…but they are worth the (your) effort/s. Eastern Bloc cold wave hits different – the(ir) new wave reflects and projects their environs and it’s the very result that is cold, more than the intent. 1987’s ???? ? (Entrance B) seems to live in and among that general observation, with tracks like “????? ?? ?????,” “??, ??, ??” and “?? ??? ??” that sound like an ’80s new wave broadcast from another dimension. This was the first of several staple releases from the band before founder Dimiter Voev’s death in 1992…and my first exposure to them. As you tunnel into whatever you’re into, remember that if you keep digging, you might come out the other side and discover an entirely different existence.
