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Floh de Cologne | |
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![]() Floh de Cologne in 1969 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Cologne, Germany |
Genres | Krautrock, progressive rock |
Years active | 1966–1983 |
Labels | Ohr |
Past members | Hansi Frank Dieter Klemm Britta Baltruschat Markus Schmid Gerd Wollschon Theo König Dick Städtler Vridolin Enxing |
Floh de Cologne (wordplay on Eau de Cologne) were a German band, active from 1966 to 1983, regarded as a pioneer of krautrock and Political Satire Music. After some success at the beginning of the 70s, the band separated finally in 1983. [1]
The group was formed in 1966 by a group of radical theatre students from the University of Cologne. [2] Their first album, Vietnam, released in 1968, is a fierce criticism of the war in Vietnam. [2] the profits made from said album was donated to a Vietnamese charity. They satirised consumer society and sought to take their message to young workers and apprentices. [3] [2] Impressed by their music and especially their lyrics, Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser decided to produce their next two albums: Rockoper Profitgeier (1971) and Lucky Streik (1972).
Their musical style is considered to be krautrock.
Members of the band from 1966:
Other members