ristovski's debut solo album "merge" was released in 1982, and became the best-selling instrumental music album in yugoslavia 1983. until his return to bijelo dugme in 1985, he released three more solo albums: "2/3" (1983), "roses for a general" (1984) and "vojnički dani" ("army days", 1984). the latter featured instrumental versions of yugoslav revolutionary songs.