Simian
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Simian was a British indie rock and electronic band best known for its later incarnation as Simian Mobile Disco and for influencing the early 2000s electro and indie scenes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Simian canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10717250 — 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: Simian Context triple: [Ladytron, associatedAct, Simian]
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Monkey
Monkey is a swift, acrobatic kung fu master and member of the Furious Five in the Kung Fu Panda franchise, known for his playful personality and agility in combat.
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B.
Ape
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Macaca
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Gorilla
Gorilla is a large, predominantly herbivorous great ape native to the forests of central Sub-Saharan Africa and known for its strength, complex social groups, and close genetic relationship to humans.
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Bonobo
Bonobo is a British musician, producer, and DJ known for his atmospheric downtempo and electronic music that blends live instrumentation with intricate sampling.
- 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: Simian Target entity description: Simian was a British indie rock and electronic band best known for its later incarnation as Simian Mobile Disco and for influencing the early 2000s electro and indie scenes.
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A.
Monkey
Monkey is a swift, acrobatic kung fu master and member of the Furious Five in the Kung Fu Panda franchise, known for his playful personality and agility in combat.
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B.
Ape
Ape is the intelligent, talking gorilla who serves as George’s witty, educated best friend and advisor in the 1997 film "George of the Jungle."
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C.
Macaca
Macaca is a diverse genus of Old World monkeys that includes numerous macaque species widely distributed across Asia and parts of North Africa.
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D.
Gorilla
Gorilla is a large, predominantly herbivorous great ape native to the forests of central Sub-Saharan Africa and known for its strength, complex social groups, and close genetic relationship to humans.
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E.
Bonobo
Bonobo is a British musician, producer, and DJ known for his atmospheric downtempo and electronic music that blends live instrumentation with intricate sampling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British band ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | mid 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | late 1990s ⓘ |
| album |
Chemistry Is What We Are
ⓘ
We Are Your Friends ⓘ |
| albumReleaseDate |
We Are Your Friends, 2002
ⓘ
linked to:
We Are Your Friends
|
| associatedAct | Simian Mobile Disco ⓘ |
| bassist | Alex MacNaghten ⓘ |
| breakupReason | members pursued other projects including Simian Mobile Disco ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | cult following rather than mainstream commercial success ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Chemistry Is What We Are ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| drummer | James Ford ⓘ |
| era | early 2000s British indie ⓘ |
| formedFrom | earlier collaborations between members in Manchester and London music scenes ⓘ |
| genre |
electronic
ⓘ
experimental rock ⓘ indie rock ⓘ psychedelic pop ⓘ |
| influenced |
early 2000s electro scene
ⓘ
early 2000s indie scene ⓘ |
| keyboardist | Jas Shaw ⓘ |
| legacy | known mainly through the success of Simian Mobile Disco and the Justice remix We Are Your Friends ⓘ |
| member |
Alex MacNaghten
ⓘ
James Ford ⓘ Jas Shaw ⓘ Simon Lord ⓘ |
| notableFor | being precursor to Simian Mobile Disco ⓘ |
| notableSong |
La Breeze
ⓘ
Never Be Alone ⓘ One Dimension ⓘ The Wisp ⓘ |
| originCity |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| producer | James Ford ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Interscope Records
ⓘ
Mawlaw 388 ⓘ Source Records ⓘ |
| remixedBy | Justice ⓘ |
| songRemixedAs | Never Be Alone -> We Are Your Friends ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
blend of psychedelic textures with electronic production
ⓘ
use of analog synths and experimental arrangements ⓘ |
| vocalist | Simon Lord ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Simian Description of subject: Simian was a British indie rock and electronic band best known for its later incarnation as Simian Mobile Disco and for influencing the early 2000s electro and indie scenes.
Referenced by (3)
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