''Einzelgänger'' is a 1975 electronic experimental album composed, produced and performed by

Giorgio Moroder Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (, ; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer, songwriter, and record producer. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering euro disco and electronic dance mu ...

. It was first released in Germany. As described by music critic

Simon Reynolds Simon Reynolds (born 19 June 1963) is an English music journalist and author who began his professional career on the staff of ''Melody Maker'' in the mid-1980s. He has since gone on to freelance and publish a number of full-length books on music ...

, the album "teems with pitter-pattering drum machine beats and unsettling processed vocal-stutters that recall the ethereal whimsy of early

Kraftwerk Kraftwerk (, "power station") is a German band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk were among the first successful acts to popularize the ...

", and foreshadowed Moroder's work two years later on " I Feel Love", a pioneering track for electronic disco music.

Track listing

#"Einzelgänger (Lone Wolf; literally 'Loner')" - 4:37 #"Aus (The End)" - 6:52 #"Warum (Why)" - 3:08 #"Percussiv" - 3:58 #"Good Old Germany" - 5:08 #"Basslich" - 2:50 #"Untergang (Ruin)" - 5:10 #"Liebes-Arie (Love Song)" - 4:48 #"Einzelganger" - 1:54

References

Giorgio Moroder albums 1975 albums Albums produced by Giorgio Moroder Casablanca Records albums {{1970s-album-stub