Tangerine Dream
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Tangerine Dream is a pioneering German electronic music group known for their influential ambient and synthesizer-based soundtracks and albums since the late 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tangerine Dream canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3301016 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tangerine Dream Context triple: [Risky Business, musicBy, Tangerine Dream]
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A.
Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree is a British progressive rock band led by Steven Wilson, known for its atmospheric soundscapes that blend prog, metal, and psychedelic influences.
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B.
King Crimson
King Crimson is a pioneering English progressive rock band formed in 1968, renowned for its experimental, genre-defying sound and influential albums like "In the Court of the Crimson King."
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C.
XTC
XTC is an influential English rock band known for its inventive songwriting, melodic sophistication, and significant impact on new wave and alternative music from the late 1970s onward.
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D.
Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze was a pioneering German electronic and ambient music composer and synthesizer innovator, known for his influential solo work and as an early member of Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel.
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E.
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Mahavishnu Orchestra was a pioneering 1970s jazz fusion band led by guitarist John McLaughlin, renowned for its virtuosic musicianship and innovative blend of jazz, rock, and Eastern musical influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tangerine Dream Target entity description: Tangerine Dream is a pioneering German electronic music group known for their influential ambient and synthesizer-based soundtracks and albums since the late 1960s.
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A.
Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree is a British progressive rock band led by Steven Wilson, known for its atmospheric soundscapes that blend prog, metal, and psychedelic influences.
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B.
King Crimson
King Crimson is a pioneering English progressive rock band formed in 1968, renowned for its experimental, genre-defying sound and influential albums like "In the Court of the Crimson King."
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C.
XTC
XTC is an influential English rock band known for its inventive songwriting, melodic sophistication, and significant impact on new wave and alternative music from the late 1970s onward.
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D.
Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze was a pioneering German electronic and ambient music composer and synthesizer innovator, known for his influential solo work and as an early member of Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel.
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E.
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Mahavishnu Orchestra was a pioneering 1970s jazz fusion band led by guitarist John McLaughlin, renowned for its virtuosic musicianship and innovative blend of jazz, rock, and Eastern musical influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German musical group
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electronic music group ⓘ |
| activeSince | late 1960s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Edgar Froese ⓘ |
| genre |
ambient music
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electronic music ⓘ film score ⓘ krautrock ⓘ new-age music ⓘ progressive electronic ⓘ space music ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Christopher Franke
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Edgar Froese ⓘ Hoshiko Yamane ⓘ Jerome Froese ⓘ Johannes Schmoelling NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Haslinger ⓘ Peter Baumann ⓘ Thorsten Quaeschning NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulrich Schnauss ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| influenced |
ambient music artists
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electronic music producers ⓘ |
| notableFeature | extensive use of synthesizers and sequencers ⓘ |
| notableSeries |
Bootleg Box Set
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Dream Mixes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Atem
ⓘ
Exit ⓘ Firestarter ⓘ
surface form:
Firestarter (soundtrack)
Force Majeure ⓘ Hyperborea ⓘ Le Parc ⓘ Legend (film soundtrack) ⓘ
surface form:
Legend (soundtrack)
Melrose ⓘ Miracle Mile ⓘ
surface form:
Miracle Mile (soundtrack)
Near Dark ⓘ
surface form:
Near Dark (soundtrack)
Optical Race ⓘ Phaedra ⓘ Ricochet ⓘ Risky Business ⓘ
surface form:
Risky Business (soundtrack)
Rockoon ⓘ Rubycon ⓘ Sorcerer ⓘ
surface form:
Sorcerer (soundtrack)
Stratosfear ⓘ Tangram ⓘ Thief ⓘ
surface form:
Thief (soundtrack)
Underwater Sunlight ⓘ White Eagle ⓘ Zeit ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Berlin ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Eastgate
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Jive Electro ⓘ Private Music ⓘ Virgin Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tangerine Dream Description of subject: Tangerine Dream is a pioneering German electronic music group known for their influential ambient and synthesizer-based soundtracks and albums since the late 1960s.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.