Battles
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Battles is an American experimental rock band known for its complex, rhythmically intricate compositions and innovative use of looping and electronics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battles canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8066883 — 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: Battles Context triple: [Warp Records, notableArtist, Battles]
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A.
Frontiers Battles
Frontiers Battles is a collective term for the early World War I clashes between French and German forces along the Franco-German and Franco-Belgian borders in August 1914.
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B.
Batalha
Batalha is a Portuguese town best known for its UNESCO-listed Batalha Monastery, a masterpiece of Gothic and Manueline architecture.
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C.
Battleground
"Battleground" is a World War II drama film written by Paul Vogel that follows a besieged American infantry unit during the Battle of the Bulge.
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D.
The Battle
"The Battle" is a 1911 American silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, notable as an early war drama in which Linda Arvidson appeared.
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E.
Battle of the Nations
The Battle of the Nations was a major 1813 Napoleonic War engagement near Leipzig in which a coalition of European powers decisively defeated Napoleon’s forces.
- 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: Battles Target entity description: Battles is an American experimental rock band known for its complex, rhythmically intricate compositions and innovative use of looping and electronics.
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A.
Frontiers Battles
Frontiers Battles is a collective term for the early World War I clashes between French and German forces along the Franco-German and Franco-Belgian borders in August 1914.
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B.
Batalha
Batalha is a Portuguese town best known for its UNESCO-listed Batalha Monastery, a masterpiece of Gothic and Manueline architecture.
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C.
Battleground
"Battleground" is a World War II drama film written by Paul Vogel that follows a besieged American infantry unit during the Battle of the Bulge.
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D.
The Battle
"The Battle" is a 1911 American silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, notable as an early war drama in which Linda Arvidson appeared.
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E.
Battle of the Nations
The Battle of the Nations was a major 1813 Napoleonic War engagement near Leipzig in which a coalition of European powers decisively defeated Napoleon’s forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental rock band
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studio album ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 2002 ⓘ |
| album |
Gloss Drop
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Juice B Crypts ⓘ La Di Da Di ⓘ Mirrored ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Don Caballero
ⓘ
Helmet ⓘ Lynx ⓘ Storm & Stress ⓘ The Mark of Cain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| debutAlbum | Mirrored ⓘ |
| formedIn | 2002 ⓘ |
| formerMember |
Dave Konopka
ⓘ
Tyondai Braxton ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde rock
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electronic rock ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ math rock ⓘ post-rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electronics ⓘ guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| member |
Dave Konopka
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Ian Williams ⓘ John Stanier ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative use of looping and electronics
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rhythmically intricate compositions ⓘ |
| originCity | New York City ⓘ |
| originState | New York ⓘ |
| performer |
Battles
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Battles ⓘ Battles ⓘ Battles ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Dim Mak Records
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Monitor Records ⓘ Warp Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| usesMusicalStyle |
complex rhythms
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electronics ⓘ looping ⓘ polyrhythms ⓘ |
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Subject: Battles Description of subject: Battles is an American experimental rock band known for its complex, rhythmically intricate compositions and innovative use of looping and electronics.
Referenced by (15)
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