Maxinquaye
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Maxinquaye is the critically acclaimed 1995 debut album by Tricky, widely regarded as a landmark release in the development of the Bristol trip-hop sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maxinquaye canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11141202 — 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: Maxinquaye Context triple: [Bristol sound, notableWork, Maxinquaye]
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A.
Graaff-Reinet
Graaff-Reinet is a historic town in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, known as one of the country’s oldest settlements and a center of early Afrikaner history.
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B.
Lobamba
Lobamba is the traditional and legislative capital of Eswatini, serving as the seat of the Swazi monarchy and key national institutions.
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C.
Kokstad
Kokstad is a small South African town in KwaZulu-Natal, known as a commercial and farming center near the border with the Eastern Cape.
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D.
Colesberg
Colesberg is a small historic town in South Africa’s Northern Cape, known as a key stopover on the N1 highway and a gateway to the semi-arid Karoo region.
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E.
Makhuwa
Makhuwa is a major Bantu language spoken primarily in northern Mozambique by the Makhuwa people.
- 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: Maxinquaye Target entity description: Maxinquaye is the critically acclaimed 1995 debut album by Tricky, widely regarded as a landmark release in the development of the Bristol trip-hop sound.
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A.
Graaff-Reinet
Graaff-Reinet is a historic town in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, known as one of the country’s oldest settlements and a center of early Afrikaner history.
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B.
Lobamba
Lobamba is the traditional and legislative capital of Eswatini, serving as the seat of the Swazi monarchy and key national institutions.
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C.
Kokstad
Kokstad is a small South African town in KwaZulu-Natal, known as a commercial and farming center near the border with the Eastern Cape.
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D.
Colesberg
Colesberg is a small historic town in South Africa’s Northern Cape, known as a key stopover on the N1 highway and a gateway to the semi-arid Karoo region.
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E.
Makhuwa
Makhuwa is a major Bantu language spoken primarily in northern Mozambique by the Makhuwa people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Tricky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bristol sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massive Attack NERFINISHED ⓘ Portishead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Mercury Prize nomination ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKAlbums | 3 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtBy | Cally Callomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Maxine Quaye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVocalist | Martina Topley-Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
downtempo
ⓘ
electronica ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ trip hop ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Abbaon Fat Tracks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aftermath NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ Brand New You’re Retro NERFINISHED ⓘ Brand New You’re Retro (Reprise) NERFINISHED ⓘ Feed Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Hell Is Round the Corner NERFINISHED ⓘ Overcome NERFINISHED ⓘ Ponderosa NERFINISHED ⓘ Strays NERFINISHED ⓘ Strugglin’ NERFINISHED ⓘ You Don’t NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInList |
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NME 500 Greatest Albums of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedArtist |
Bjork
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massive Attack NERFINISHED ⓘ Portishead NERFINISHED ⓘ Radiohead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | trip hop ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maxine Quaye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering the Bristol trip hop sound ⓘ |
| performer | Tricky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Howie B
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Saunders NERFINISHED ⓘ Tricky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1994 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
4th & B'way Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Island Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1995-02-20 ⓘ |
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Subject: Maxinquaye Description of subject: Maxinquaye is the critically acclaimed 1995 debut album by Tricky, widely regarded as a landmark release in the development of the Bristol trip-hop sound.
Referenced by (3)
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