Echo & the Bunnymen
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Echo & the Bunnymen are an influential English post-punk band formed in Liverpool in the late 1970s, known for their atmospheric sound and songs like "The Killing Moon."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Echo & the Bunnymen canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5862226 — 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: Echo & the Bunnymen Context triple: [Anton Corbijn, directedMusicVideoFor, Echo & the Bunnymen]
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A.
The Cure
The Cure is an English rock band formed in the late 1970s, renowned for their influential blend of post-punk, gothic rock, and pop sensibilities led by frontman Robert Smith.
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B.
My Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine is a 1981 Canadian slasher film that became a cult classic for its holiday-themed horror and graphic mining-town murders.
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C.
My Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine is an Irish-English alternative rock band renowned for pioneering the shoegaze genre with their dense, swirling guitar textures and ethereal vocals.
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D.
Ultravox
Ultravox is a British new wave and synth-pop band best known for their atmospheric, electronic sound and influential role in shaping early 1980s pop music.
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E.
Bauhaus
Bauhaus was a pioneering German art and design school and movement that fused fine arts with crafts and modern technology, profoundly shaping modernist architecture, graphic design, and industrial design worldwide.
- 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: Echo & the Bunnymen Target entity description: Echo & the Bunnymen are an influential English post-punk band formed in Liverpool in the late 1970s, known for their atmospheric sound and songs like "The Killing Moon."
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A.
The Cure
The Cure is an English rock band formed in the late 1970s, renowned for their influential blend of post-punk, gothic rock, and pop sensibilities led by frontman Robert Smith.
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B.
My Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine is a 1981 Canadian slasher film that became a cult classic for its holiday-themed horror and graphic mining-town murders.
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C.
My Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine is an Irish-English alternative rock band renowned for pioneering the shoegaze genre with their dense, swirling guitar textures and ethereal vocals.
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D.
Ultravox
Ultravox is a British new wave and synth-pop band best known for their atmospheric, electronic sound and influential role in shaping early 1980s pop music.
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E.
Bauhaus
Bauhaus was a pioneering German art and design school and movement that fused fine arts with crafts and modern technology, profoundly shaping modernist architecture, graphic design, and industrial design worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English musical group
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post-punk band ⓘ rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1978 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Electrafixion
NERFINISHED
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Ian McCulloch NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Sergeant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Crocodiles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| formedIn | late 1970s ⓘ |
| formerMember | Pete de Freitas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthAlbum | Ocean Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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neo-psychedelia ⓘ new wave ⓘ post-punk ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ian McCulloch
NERFINISHED
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Les Pattinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete de Freitas NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Sergeant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSong |
Bring On the Dancing Horses
NERFINISHED
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Lips Like Sugar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nothing Lasts Forever NERFINISHED ⓘ Rescue NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Seas NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cutter NERFINISHED ⓘ The Killing Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
David Bowie
NERFINISHED
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Television NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doors NERFINISHED ⓘ The Velvet Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | atmospheric sound ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | post-punk ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bring On the Dancing Horses
NERFINISHED
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Crocodiles NERFINISHED ⓘ Heaven Up Here NERFINISHED ⓘ Lips Like Sugar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ocean Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ Porcupine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Killing Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | musical group ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Korova
NERFINISHED
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London Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Sire Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| secondAlbum | Heaven Up Here NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdAlbum | Porcupine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Echo & the Bunnymen Description of subject: Echo & the Bunnymen are an influential English post-punk band formed in Liverpool in the late 1970s, known for their atmospheric sound and songs like "The Killing Moon."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.