Direct (album)
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Direct is a 1988 electronic music album by Greek composer Vangelis, noted for its dynamic, synthesizer-driven soundscapes and conceptual, improvisational approach to composition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Direct (album) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T307703 — 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: Direct (album) Context triple: [Vangelis, notableWork, Direct (album)]
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A.
Fell on Black Days
"Fell on Black Days" is a dark, introspective grunge song by Soundgarden, written and sung by Chris Cornell and released on their acclaimed 1994 album *Superunknown*.
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B.
Eno Division
Eno Division is one of the main management and research sections of Duke Forest in North Carolina, encompassing forested land along the Eno River used for education, conservation, and scientific study.
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C.
On Our Own
On Our Own is a 1989 R&B/new jack swing single by Bobby Brown, best known as the theme song for the film "Ghostbusters II."
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D.
Touchstone
Touchstone is a publishing imprint known for releasing a wide range of commercial fiction and nonfiction titles.
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E.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
- 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: Direct (album) Target entity description: Direct is a 1988 electronic music album by Greek composer Vangelis, noted for its dynamic, synthesizer-driven soundscapes and conceptual, improvisational approach to composition.
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A.
Fell on Black Days
"Fell on Black Days" is a dark, introspective grunge song by Soundgarden, written and sung by Chris Cornell and released on their acclaimed 1994 album *Superunknown*.
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B.
Eno Division
Eno Division is one of the main management and research sections of Duke Forest in North Carolina, encompassing forested land along the Eno River used for education, conservation, and scientific study.
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C.
On Our Own
On Our Own is a 1989 R&B/new jack swing single by Bobby Brown, best known as the theme song for the film "Ghostbusters II."
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D.
Touchstone
Touchstone is a publishing imprint known for releasing a wide range of commercial fiction and nonfiction titles.
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E.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Vangelis ⓘ |
| composer | Vangelis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Greece ⓘ |
| coverArtDesigner | Vangelis ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
digital piano
ⓘ
drum machine ⓘ electronic percussion ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| featuresVocalPerformanceBy |
Carol Kenyon
ⓘ
Greek chorus (uncredited) ⓘ Markella Hatziano ⓘ |
| followedBy | Themes ⓘ |
| follows |
Mask
ⓘ
Rapsodies ⓘ |
| genre |
electronic music
ⓘ
synthesizer music ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
praised for expressive synthesizer work
ⓘ
praised for production quality ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
concept album elements
ⓘ
improvisational composition ⓘ synthesizer-driven soundscapes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ave
ⓘ
Dial Out ⓘ Elsewhere ⓘ First Approach ⓘ Glorianna (Hymn à la Femme) ⓘ Intergalactic Radio Station ⓘ Message ⓘ Metallic Rain ⓘ Rotation’s Logic ⓘ The Motion of Stars ⓘ Treasury of the Boeotians ⓘ
surface form:
The Oracle of Apollo
The Will of the Wind ⓘ |
| hasTrackCount | 12 ⓘ |
| label | Arista Records ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic electronic arrangements
ⓘ
live-style studio performance approach ⓘ use of digital synthesizers ⓘ |
| partOf | Vangelis discography ⓘ |
| performer | Vangelis ⓘ |
| producer | Vangelis ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Athens
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| recordingPeriod | 1987–1988 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 64 minutes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Direct (album) Description of subject: Direct is a 1988 electronic music album by Greek composer Vangelis, noted for its dynamic, synthesizer-driven soundscapes and conceptual, improvisational approach to composition.
Referenced by (2)
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