Skin Yard
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Skin Yard was an influential Seattle-based grunge band active in the 1980s, known for helping shape the early sound of the genre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skin Yard canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6101697 — 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: Skin Yard Context triple: [Matt Cameron, memberOf, Skin Yard]
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A.
Dermide
Dermide was the short-lived son of French general Charles Leclerc and Pauline Bonaparte, making him a nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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B.
Acres of Skin
Acres of Skin is a nonfiction book by Allen M. Hornblum that exposes unethical medical experiments conducted on inmates at Philadelphia’s Holmesburg Prison in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Pellice
The Pellice is a river in northwestern Italy that flows through the Piedmont region and contributes to the local hydrology of the Metropolitan City of Turin.
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D.
Only Skin
"Only Skin" is an extended, multi-part folk song by Joanna Newsom from her acclaimed 2006 album *Ys*, known for its intricate lyrics and expansive composition.
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E.
Skin
"Skin" is a 2018 biographical drama film starring Jamie Bell as a former neo-Nazi trying to leave a violent white supremacist movement and rebuild his life.
- 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: Skin Yard Target entity description: Skin Yard was an influential Seattle-based grunge band active in the 1980s, known for helping shape the early sound of the genre.
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A.
Dermide
Dermide was the short-lived son of French general Charles Leclerc and Pauline Bonaparte, making him a nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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B.
Acres of Skin
Acres of Skin is a nonfiction book by Allen M. Hornblum that exposes unethical medical experiments conducted on inmates at Philadelphia’s Holmesburg Prison in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Pellice
The Pellice is a river in northwestern Italy that flows through the Piedmont region and contributes to the local hydrology of the Metropolitan City of Turin.
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D.
Only Skin
"Only Skin" is an extended, multi-part folk song by Joanna Newsom from her acclaimed 2006 album *Ys*, known for its intricate lyrics and expansive composition.
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E.
Skin
"Skin" is a 2018 biographical drama film starring Jamie Bell as a former neo-Nazi trying to leave a violent white supremacist movement and rebuild his life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | rock band ⓘ |
| activeEndYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| activeStartYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| album |
1000 Smiling Knuckles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fist Sized Chunks NERFINISHED ⓘ Hallowed Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ Inside the Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ Skin Yard (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Green River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mudhoney NERFINISHED ⓘ Soundgarden NERFINISHED ⓘ The U-Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | grunge movement ⓘ |
| associatedWithScene | Seattle music scene ⓘ |
| basedIn | Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compilationAlbum |
Skin Yard / Demos, Outtakes & Live
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Start at the Top NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| debutAlbum | Skin Yard (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| formedIn | Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
grunge ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Burke Thomas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jason Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Pedersen NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott McCullum NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Niemeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | early grunge bands in Seattle ⓘ |
| member |
Ben McMillan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burke Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel House NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Endino NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Pedersen NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott McCullum NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Niemeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping shape the early Seattle grunge sound ⓘ |
| notableRoleIn | Skin Yard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | record producer ⓘ |
| performedWith | other Sub Pop–era Seattle bands ⓘ |
| producerForBandMember | Jack Endino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
C/Z Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cavity Search Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Cruz Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Toxic Shock Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Tupelo Recording Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skin Yard Description of subject: Skin Yard was an influential Seattle-based grunge band active in the 1980s, known for helping shape the early sound of the genre.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.