Artist
Überhaupt
German experimental industrial project from the early 1980s known for DIY noise and avant-garde releases on tape and vinyl.
About
Überhaupt was a German experimental and industrial music project active during the early 1980s. The project emerged from the underground tape and DIY release culture of that era, producing stark, avant-garde works that reflected the experimental ethos of early 1980s German industrial music. Their discography consists of three releases: a self-released LP in 1982 and two works from 1983, including a cassette release on the independent Graf Haufen Tapes label and another self-released LP. The project's output demonstrates characteristics typical of the period's experimental noise and industrial underground scenes, favoring lo-fi production and unconventional compositional approaches. While remaining relatively obscure within broader music history, Überhaupt exemplifies the prolific DIY spirit of early 1980s German experimental music, when artists frequently self-produced and distributed works through independent tape labels and limited edition vinyl pressings. The group's brief but focused output contributes to the documented history of underground European industrial music during a formative period of the genre.