Isocracy
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Isocracy was an influential late-1980s East Bay punk band known for its chaotic live shows and role in the early Gilman Street Project scene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isocracy canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5069708 — 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: Isocracy Context triple: [Crimpshrine, scenePeers, Isocracy]
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A.
Democracity
Democracity was a utopian, futuristic model city exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair that envisioned an idealized, technologically advanced American society.
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B.
Democracy
"Democracy" is a stage play by British playwright Michael Frayn that dramatizes the complex political and personal relationship between West German Chancellor Willy Brandt and his assistant and spy Günter Guillaume.
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C.
System of Positive Polity
System of Positive Polity is Auguste Comte’s multi-volume work that elaborates his philosophy of positivism into a comprehensive social and political doctrine aimed at reorganizing society on scientific and altruistic principles.
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D.
Republic
Republic is Plato's foundational philosophical dialogue that explores justice, the ideal state, and the nature of reality and knowledge.
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E.
Republic
Republic is the commonly used short name and nickname for Sacramento Republic FC, a professional soccer club based in Sacramento, California.
- 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: Isocracy Target entity description: Isocracy was an influential late-1980s East Bay punk band known for its chaotic live shows and role in the early Gilman Street Project scene.
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A.
Democracity
Democracity was a utopian, futuristic model city exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair that envisioned an idealized, technologically advanced American society.
-
B.
Democracy
"Democracy" is a stage play by British playwright Michael Frayn that dramatizes the complex political and personal relationship between West German Chancellor Willy Brandt and his assistant and spy Günter Guillaume.
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C.
System of Positive Polity
System of Positive Polity is Auguste Comte’s multi-volume work that elaborates his philosophy of positivism into a comprehensive social and political doctrine aimed at reorganizing society on scientific and altruistic principles.
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D.
Republic
Republic is Plato's foundational philosophical dialogue that explores justice, the ideal state, and the nature of reality and knowledge.
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E.
Republic
Republic is the commonly used short name and nickname for Sacramento Republic FC, a professional soccer club based in Sacramento, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical group
ⓘ
punk band ⓘ |
| activeIn | late 1980s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownFor | early work of members later in other bands ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Crimpshrine
ⓘ
Fifteen ⓘ Green Day ⓘ J Church ⓘ |
| associatedWith | 924 Gilman Street ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
East Bay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalImpact |
helped define early Gilman sound
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inspired later DIY punk bands ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | late 1980s ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1986 ⓘ |
| genre |
East Bay punk
ⓘ
hardcore punk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasLiveReputation |
theatrical stunts
ⓘ
unpredictable performances ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Jeff Ott
ⓘ
John Kiffmeyer ⓘ Lance Hahn ⓘ Lenny Johnson ⓘ Martin Brohm ⓘ |
| hasPastMember | John Kiffmeyer ⓘ |
| hasRelease |
Bedtime for Isocracy
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Isocracy / Sewer Trout split ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
humor in lyrics
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ |
| influenced | East Bay punk bands ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
early 1980s punk
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hardcore punk ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation |
Berkeley, California
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linked to:
Berkeley, California, United States
|
| movement | Gilman Street Project ⓘ |
| notableFor |
chaotic live shows
ⓘ
role in early Gilman Street Project scene ⓘ |
| partOf | Berkeley punk scene ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Lookout! Records
ⓘ
Very Small Records ⓘ |
| scene | East Bay punk scene ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
audience participation
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humorous stage antics ⓘ short fast songs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Isocracy Description of subject: Isocracy was an influential late-1980s East Bay punk band known for its chaotic live shows and role in the early Gilman Street Project scene.
Referenced by (4)
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