As its counterparts, the British and the American new wave, from which the main influences came, the Yugoslav scene was also closely related to punk rock, ska, reggae, 2 tone, power pop and mod revival.
The Yugoslav rock scene in general, including the freshly arrived new wave music, was socially accepted, well developed and covered in the media.
This anti-establishment movement was even supported, although moderately, by the government, particularly by the Communist youth organisation which often organized concerts, festivals, parties, exhibitions, and other cultural events.
Cult symbols of the Yugoslav new wave era are the compilation albums Paket aranžman, Novi Punk Val, Artistička radna akcija and especially the movie The Promising Boy.
In the same year, his bandmate Dušan "Koja" Kojić formed the group Disciplin A Kitschme (Serbo-Croatian: Disciplina kičme), a band influenced by a variety of music styles, which later rose to international prominence.
Johnny Štulić's poetic trademarks were still notable throughout their lyrics; Električni Orgazam soon became a successful mainstream rock band inspired mostly by the 1960s including artists such as The Rolling Stones.