''Einzelgänger'' is a 1975 electronic

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album composed, produced and performed by

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. It was first released in Germany on Moroder's label, ''Oasis'', and later by

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on his label,

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. As described by music critic

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

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", and foreshadowed Moroder's work two years later on "

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", 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 {{Electronic-album-stub