ristovski formed his first band, bezimeni ("the nameless"), when he was fourteen. the band made only one recording, the song "maštarenje", which was released on various artists album "veče uz radio" ("evening by the radio") in 1975. in the summer of 1974, bezimeni performed in bečići, where a well-known clarinetist boki milošević heard their performance. after milošević's invitation, ristovski moved to belgrade and became a member of milošević's orchestra.