The Shamen
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The Shamen were a British electronic dance music group best known for their early 1990s rave and techno hits, including the chart-topping single "Ebeneezer Goode."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Shamen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9680174 — 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: The Shamen Context triple: [One Little Indian Records, associatedAct, The Shamen]
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A.
The Prodigy
The Prodigy is a 2019 psychological horror film about a young boy whose disturbing behavior suggests a sinister, possibly supernatural force at work.
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B.
The Prodigy
The Prodigy is a pioneering English electronic music group known for its aggressive fusion of rave, techno, and rock that helped define the big beat genre in the 1990s.
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C.
The Dream Academy
The Dream Academy is a British pop band best known for their atmospheric 1980s hit "Life in a Northern Town," which blended folk, orchestral, and synth-pop elements.
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D.
Art of Noise
Art of Noise is a pioneering British avant-garde synth-pop group known for its innovative use of sampling and experimental electronic production in the 1980s.
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E.
Heaven 17
Heaven 17 is a British synth-pop band formed in the early 1980s, known for their politically charged lyrics and influential electronic sound on albums like "Penthouse and Pavement."
- 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: The Shamen Target entity description: The Shamen were a British electronic dance music group best known for their early 1990s rave and techno hits, including the chart-topping single "Ebeneezer Goode."
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A.
The Prodigy
The Prodigy is a 2019 psychological horror film about a young boy whose disturbing behavior suggests a sinister, possibly supernatural force at work.
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B.
The Prodigy
The Prodigy is a pioneering English electronic music group known for its aggressive fusion of rave, techno, and rock that helped define the big beat genre in the 1990s.
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C.
The Dream Academy
The Dream Academy is a British pop band best known for their atmospheric 1980s hit "Life in a Northern Town," which blended folk, orchestral, and synth-pop elements.
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D.
Art of Noise
Art of Noise is a pioneering British avant-garde synth-pop group known for its innovative use of sampling and experimental electronic production in the 1980s.
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E.
Heaven 17
Heaven 17 is a British synth-pop band formed in the early 1980s, known for their politically charged lyrics and influential electronic sound on albums like "Penthouse and Pavement."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British musical group
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dance music group ⓘ electronic music group ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1999 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1985 ⓘ |
| artist |
The Shamen
NERFINISHED
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The Shamen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formedIn |
Aberdeen
NERFINISHED
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Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
acid house
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alternative dance ⓘ electronic dance music ⓘ house music ⓘ psychedelic dance ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ rave ⓘ techno ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedAct |
KLF
NERFINISHED
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Mr C NERFINISHED ⓘ Orbital NERFINISHED ⓘ The Orb NERFINISHED ⓘ The Overlords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Colin Angus
NERFINISHED
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Derek McKenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ Jhelisa Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr C NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Stephenson NERFINISHED ⓘ Plavka Lonich NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Sharpe NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Wilson-James NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Sinnott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Boss Drum
NERFINISHED
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Ebeneezer Goode NERFINISHED ⓘ LSI (Love Sex Intelligence) NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Sex Intelligence NERFINISHED ⓘ Move Any Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Boss Drum
NERFINISHED
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Ebeneezer Goode NERFINISHED ⓘ En-Tact NERFINISHED ⓘ Hempton Manor NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Sex Intelligence NERFINISHED ⓘ Move Any Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Phorward NERFINISHED ⓘ Progen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakChartPositionUK | 1 ⓘ |
| performedBy |
The Shamen
NERFINISHED
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The Shamen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shamen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Epic Records
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One Little Indian Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ
surface form:
Sony Music
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Shamen Description of subject: The Shamen were a British electronic dance music group best known for their early 1990s rave and techno hits, including the chart-topping single "Ebeneezer Goode."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.