In 1979, Thomas Voburka (born 1956 in Vienna) founded the West Berlin-based electronic music label Exil-System which also released material of P1/E, a band he played in together with Alexander Hacke.

[1][2] According to Voburka, the idea of a fictional East-German punk band was born after a day trip to East Berlin.

[3] In 2018 "VEB Heimat" was chosen by JD Twitch for his German post-punk compilation "Kreaturen der Nacht" ("Creatures of the Night"), released on Strut Records and distributed by !K7 Music.

In a taz newspaper review, Weltklang were described as the only East German band ("einzige Ostband") represented on the compilation.

[4] On the occasion of Weltklang's 25th anniversary, in 2004 Voburka decided to reform the project, together with London-based programmer, producer and engineer René Steuns from Cologne.

Inspired by the fast rise of Neue Deutsche Welle and by the Punk subculture's DIY attitude Voburka's main principle was to remove all dispensable ornamentation and polish from his music, and to use the simplest and most minimalist structures.

Apart from its integration in compilation albums such as 80's Minimal Electronics (Volume 1), Return Of Flexi-Pop 3 (Tribute To Flexi-Pop 13)[12] and Call Of The Banshee (1994),[13] in 2003 "VEB Heimat" was also used as opening track for DJ Hell's successful "New Deutsch"[14] compilation which was released on International DeeJay Gigolo Records.