ZE Records
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ZE Records is an influential New York-based independent label best known for its late-1970s and early-1980s no wave, post-punk, and “mutant disco” releases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ZE Records canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8676036 — 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: ZE Records Context triple: [Dream Baby Dream, recordLabel, ZE Records]
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A.
Jet Records
Jet Records was a British independent record label best known for releasing albums by rock acts such as Electric Light Orchestra and Ozzy Osbourne.
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B.
Fire Records
Fire Records was an American independent blues and R&B label best known for releasing influential recordings by artists such as Elmore James in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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C.
XL Recordings
XL Recordings is a prominent independent British record label known for signing influential and genre-defining artists across pop, electronic, and alternative music.
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D.
EG Records
EG Records was a British independent record label best known for managing and releasing music by progressive rock artists such as King Crimson and Greg Lake.
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E.
Justice Records
Justice Records is an independent music label known for releasing a diverse range of recordings across genres such as jazz, blues, and world music.
- 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: ZE Records Target entity description: ZE Records is an influential New York-based independent label best known for its late-1970s and early-1980s no wave, post-punk, and “mutant disco” releases.
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A.
Jet Records
Jet Records was a British independent record label best known for releasing albums by rock acts such as Electric Light Orchestra and Ozzy Osbourne.
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B.
Fire Records
Fire Records was an American independent blues and R&B label best known for releasing influential recordings by artists such as Elmore James in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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C.
XL Recordings
XL Recordings is a prominent independent British record label known for signing influential and genre-defining artists across pop, electronic, and alternative music.
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D.
EG Records
EG Records was a British independent record label best known for managing and releasing music by progressive rock artists such as King Crimson and Greg Lake.
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E.
Justice Records
Justice Records is an independent music label known for releasing a diverse range of recordings across genres such as jazz, blues, and world music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independent record label
ⓘ
record label ⓘ |
| activePeriodPeak | early 1980s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | late 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New York post-punk scene
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mutant disco scene ⓘ no wave scene ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Island Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | influential New York-based independent label ⓘ |
| distribution | Island Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus | downtown art and club culture ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Michael Zilkha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michel Esteban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
disco
ⓘ
mutant disco ⓘ no wave ⓘ post-punk ⓘ |
| hasNotableCompilation |
A Christmas Record
NERFINISHED
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Mutant Disco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1978 ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
alternative dance
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dance-punk ⓘ indie dance ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| movement | downtown New York music scene ⓘ |
| notableFor |
mutant disco releases
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no wave releases ⓘ post-punk releases ⓘ |
| product |
albums
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singles ⓘ vinyl records ⓘ |
| releasedMusicBy |
Cristina
NERFINISHED
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Garçons NERFINISHED ⓘ Gichy Dan’s Beachwood No. 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ James Chance NERFINISHED ⓘ James White and the Blacks NERFINISHED ⓘ Kid Creole and the Coconuts NERFINISHED ⓘ Lizzy Mercier Descloux NERFINISHED ⓘ Material NERFINISHED ⓘ Suicide NERFINISHED ⓘ Was (Not Was) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
eclectic
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experimental ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1980s
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late 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ZE Records Description of subject: ZE Records is an influential New York-based independent label best known for its late-1970s and early-1980s no wave, post-punk, and “mutant disco” releases.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.