Empires and Dance
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Empires and Dance is the third studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, noted for its dark, experimental post-punk and electronic sound that helped define their early style.
All labels observed (1)
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| Empires and Dance canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Empires and Dance Context triple: [Simple Minds, notableWork, Empires and Dance]
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A.
Dance Symphony
Dance Symphony is a concert work by American composer Aaron Copland that adapts and expands material from his earlier ballet Grohg into a three-movement orchestral piece.
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B.
The Dance
"The Dance" is a painting by French Rococo artist Antoine Watteau, exemplifying his elegant, theatrical scenes of aristocratic leisure and refined movement.
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C.
The Dance
The Dance is a painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, known for its dynamic composition and elegant depiction of figures in motion.
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D.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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E.
Dance of Ranyart
Dance of Ranyart is a musical section from Jon Anderson’s progressive rock concept album "Olias of Sunhillow," contributing to its ethereal, narrative-driven soundscape.
- 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: Empires and Dance Target entity description: Empires and Dance is the third studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, noted for its dark, experimental post-punk and electronic sound that helped define their early style.
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A.
Dance Symphony
Dance Symphony is a concert work by American composer Aaron Copland that adapts and expands material from his earlier ballet Grohg into a three-movement orchestral piece.
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B.
The Dance
The Dance is a painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, known for its dynamic composition and elegant depiction of figures in motion.
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C.
The Dance
"The Dance" is a painting by French Rococo artist Antoine Watteau, exemplifying his elegant, theatrical scenes of aristocratic leisure and refined movement.
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D.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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E.
Dance of Ranyart
Dance of Ranyart is a musical section from Jon Anderson’s progressive rock concept album "Olias of Sunhillow," contributing to its ethereal, narrative-driven soundscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Simple Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | Simple Minds studio albums ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | cult acclaim ⓘ |
| featuresMember |
Brian McGee
NERFINISHED
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Charlie Burchill NERFINISHED ⓘ Derek Forbes NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ Mick MacNeil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sons and Fascination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Real to Real Cacophony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
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electronic rock ⓘ new wave ⓘ post-punk ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Empires and Dance album cover ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Capital City
NERFINISHED
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Celebrate NERFINISHED ⓘ Constantinople Line NERFINISHED ⓘ I Travel NERFINISHED ⓘ Kant-Kino NERFINISHED ⓘ Room NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirty Frames a Second NERFINISHED ⓘ This Fear of Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ Today I Died Again NERFINISHED ⓘ Twist/Run/Repulsion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 45 minutes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark experimental sound
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influence on Simple Minds early style ⓘ post-punk and electronic style ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| performer | Simple Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | John Leckie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Monmouth, Wales
NERFINISHED
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Rockfield Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1980 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Arista Records
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Zoom Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
European electronic influences
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minimalist rhythms ⓘ political and urban lyrical themes ⓘ |
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