Artist
Total
Total is a 1980s industrial noise project known for harsh experimental cassette releases on Broken Flag and Zero Cabal.
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Total is an obscure industrial and noise project that emerged during the mid-1980s underground music scene. Operating primarily in the cassette-based experimental music underground, the project produced a small but significant discography characterized by harsh sonics and experimental sound design. Their early work, particularly Hard + Low (1986) released on the influential Broken Flag label, established their presence within the UK industrial underground. The project's output demonstrates engagement with noise aesthetics and dark ambient territories, positioning Total within the broader post-industrial and experimental music movements of the era. Their releases on labels such as Zero Cabal and Anomalous Records reflect participation in the underground cassette culture that was vital to experimental music distribution during the 1980s and beyond. Though remaining relatively obscure, Total's catalog documents an important strain of uncompromising experimental music from the period, contributing to the archival record of underground industrial and noise practices.