recorded album Istra ti materina

In 1995, the band recorded the album Istra ti materina (a wordplay based on a very common profane expression in South Slavic languages and the phrase “Mother Istria”) in collaboration with alternative rock musician Franci Blašković . Following the album release, the band and Blašković, backed by a brass section , held ten concerts in Istrian taverns. During the same year, KUD Idijoti released the studio album Megapunk , which brought political- and social-related songs “Fuck the System”, “Božina”, “Ima li (ovdje) života prije smrti” (“Does Life Before Death Exist (Here)”), “Red i palice” (“Order and Sticks”) and “Blago budalama” (“Good for Fools”). The album included the song “Sjaj” (“Glow”), featuring Milovanović on lead vocals. In the summer of 1996, KUD Idijoti collaborated with the group’s former member Mario “Marjeto” Dobrić on his solo album; Dobrić, who had in 1984 moved to the United States , decided to use his summer vacation in Croatia to record an album with a group of Pula musicians, including the members of his former band. The album was released under Marietto & I.R.A. moniker, I.R.A. being an abbreviation for Istarska Renesansna Avantura ( Istrian Renaissance Adventure ). Alongside Dobrić and KUD Idijoti, the recording featured Željko Vukičević “Zhel” and Pula bands Fakofbolan and Dark Busters.