Esperanto (Elektric Music album)

Esperanto
Studio album by
Released1993
GenreSynth-pop, techno
Length43:43
LabelSPV
ProducerKarl Bartos
Elektric Music chronology
Esperanto
(1993)
Electric Music
(1998)
Singles from Esperanto
  1. "Crosstalk"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Lifestyle"
    Released: 1993
  3. "TV"
    Released: 1993

Esperanto, released in 1993, was the first studio album by Elektric Music, initially a collaboration of Karl Bartos (formerly of Kraftwerk) and Lothar Manteuffel (formerly of Rheingold), but later only Bartos worked under this name. The project begun after Bartos ended his involvement with Kraftwerk in 1991. The songs "Show Business" and "Kissing the Machine" were co-written with Andy McCluskey of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, with McCluskey performing vocals on the latter track. "Crosstalk" and "Overdrive" were co-written with Kraftwerk associate Emil Schult, who was also the art director of the cover graphics of the early Elektric Music releases. About half the songs are similar to Kraftwerk, and the others more to contemporary techno.