The group Čista okolina was formed in 1989 by joining several previously existing juvenile rap bands, and later it rose to one of the most prominent hip hop acts in the country. Čista okolina released the album "Noviot aspekt na starata škola" ("The New Aspect of the Old School") in the spring of 1996. During its existence, it also released a song together with the prominent alternative rock group Last Expedition. One of the Čista okolina's former members, Vele Solunčev, later became a frontman of the mixed-style music group appropriately named Mosaique because it combined various elements such as hip hop, jazz fusion, alternative rock and ethno-jazz.