Dieter Klemm joined Floh de Cologne in 1967 as “managing director” and remained band manager until the end. After that, he continued to work in the culture industry and participated in the initiative “Artists in Action.”

01.01.2024

Floh de Cologne: “I’d Rather Be a Communist Than a Stooge for the System”

Theatrical in their performances and Marxist in their politics, Floh de Cologne were one of the most remarkable bands to come out of West Germany’s Krautrock scene. The band tells Jacobin about their time as Europe’s only communist prog-rockers.