Faust
E365072
Faust is a pioneering German krautrock band formed in the early 1970s, known for their experimental sound collages and influential role in avant-garde rock music.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Faust canonical | 5 |
| Faust (album) | 1 |
| Faust IV | 1 |
| Hans-Joachim Irmler’s Faust | 1 |
| Jean-Hervé Péron’s Faust | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3517118 — 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: Faust Context triple: [Jim O'Rourke, associatedAct, Faust]
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A.
Faust, Part One
Faust, Part One is the first part of Goethe’s dramatic masterpiece that retells the Faust legend, exploring themes of ambition, desire, and the quest for meaning through a pact with the devil.
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B.
Historia von D. Johann Fausten
"Historia von D. Johann Fausten" is a 16th-century German chapbook that presents one of the earliest and most influential printed versions of the Faust legend, depicting the life and damnation of the scholar who makes a pact with the devil.
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C.
Scenes from Goethe’s Faust
Scenes from Goethe’s Faust is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by Robert Schumann that sets key episodes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s dramatic poem "Faust" to music.
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D.
Faust, Part Two
Faust, Part Two is the second part of Goethe’s monumental dramatic poem that deepens and concludes the story of Faust through expansive philosophical, political, and metaphysical themes.
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E.
Faust legend
The Faust legend is a classic European tale about a scholar who makes a pact with the Devil, trading his soul for knowledge, power, or worldly pleasures, and suffering tragic consequences.
- 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: Faust Target entity description: Faust is a pioneering German krautrock band formed in the early 1970s, known for their experimental sound collages and influential role in avant-garde rock music.
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A.
Faust, Part One
Faust, Part One is the first part of Goethe’s dramatic masterpiece that retells the Faust legend, exploring themes of ambition, desire, and the quest for meaning through a pact with the devil.
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B.
Historia von D. Johann Fausten
"Historia von D. Johann Fausten" is a 16th-century German chapbook that presents one of the earliest and most influential printed versions of the Faust legend, depicting the life and damnation of the scholar who makes a pact with the devil.
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C.
Scenes from Goethe’s Faust
Scenes from Goethe’s Faust is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by Robert Schumann that sets key episodes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s dramatic poem "Faust" to music.
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D.
Faust, Part Two
Faust, Part Two is the second part of Goethe’s monumental dramatic poem that deepens and concludes the story of Faust through expansive philosophical, political, and metaphysical themes.
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E.
Faust legend
The Faust legend is a classic European tale about a scholar who makes a pact with the Devil, trading his soul for knowledge, power, or worldly pleasures, and suffering tragic consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German rock band
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band ⓘ krautrock band ⓘ music group ⓘ |
| activeStart | early 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Nurse With Wound
ⓘ
Slapp Happy ⓘ Tony Conrad ⓘ Ulaanbaatar ⓘ
surface form:
Ulan Bator
|
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1971 ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
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avant-garde rock ⓘ electronic music ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ industrial music ⓘ krautrock ⓘ noise rock ⓘ sound collage ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Faust
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hans-Joachim Irmler’s Faust
Faust self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Jean-Hervé Péron’s Faust
faUSt (post-1990s lineup) ⓘ |
| influenced |
experimental electronic music
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industrial rock ⓘ noise rock ⓘ post-punk ⓘ |
| knownFor |
experimental sound collages
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pioneering role in krautrock ⓘ studio experimentation ⓘ use of tape manipulation ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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German ⓘ |
| member |
Arnulf Meifert
NERFINISHED
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Gunther Wüsthoff ⓘ Hans-Joachim Irmler NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Hervé Péron ⓘ Rudolf Sosna NERFINISHED ⓘ Werner "Zappi" Diermaier ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Faust
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Faust (album)
Faust self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Faust IV
Ravvivando ⓘ Rien ⓘ So Far ⓘ The Faust Tapes ⓘ You Know FaUSt ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Lower Saxony
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West Germany ⓘ Wümme ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Klangbad
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Polydor Records ⓘ Recommended Records ⓘ Virgin Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Faust Description of subject: Faust is a pioneering German krautrock band formed in the early 1970s, known for their experimental sound collages and influential role in avant-garde rock music.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Faust (album)
this entity surface form:
Faust IV
this entity surface form:
Jean-Hervé Péron’s Faust
this entity surface form:
Hans-Joachim Irmler’s Faust