ristovski stayed in bijelo dugme until the band broke up in 1989, releasing the studio albums "pljuni i zapjevaj moja jugoslavijo" ("spit and sing, my yugoslavia", 1986) and "ćiribiribela" (1988) and the live album "mramor, kamen i željezo" ("marble, stone and iron", 1987) with the band. during this period, he also recorded the album "opera" (1986) with percussionist nenad jelić.