Dead Can Dance
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Dead Can Dance is an influential musical duo known for its ethereal fusion of world music, darkwave, and neoclassical styles, formed by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dead Can Dance canonical | 56 |
| Dead Can Dance (album) | 3 |
| Dead Can Dance discography | 2 |
| Dead Can Dance (band, via Lisa Gerrard) | 1 |
| Dead Can Dance (touring band) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2576341 — 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: Dead Can Dance Context triple: [Lisa Gerrard, memberOf, Dead Can Dance]
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A.
Silk Road Ensemble
Silk Road Ensemble is a multicultural musical collective founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma that blends classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from along the historic Silk Road.
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B.
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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C.
Enya
Enya is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician renowned for her ethereal, multi-layered vocal style and atmospheric new-age music that has achieved worldwide commercial success.
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D.
Sade
Sade is a British band fronted by singer Sade Adu, renowned for its smooth blend of soul, jazz, and soft rock, and hits like "Smooth Operator" and "No Ordinary Love."
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E.
Bell Orchestre
Bell Orchestre is a Canadian instrumental ensemble known for its experimental, orchestral post-rock sound and close ties to members of Arcade Fire.
- 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: Dead Can Dance Target entity description: Dead Can Dance is an influential musical duo known for its ethereal fusion of world music, darkwave, and neoclassical styles, formed by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.
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A.
Silk Road Ensemble
Silk Road Ensemble is a multicultural musical collective founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma that blends classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from along the historic Silk Road.
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B.
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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C.
Enya
Enya is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician renowned for her ethereal, multi-layered vocal style and atmospheric new-age music that has achieved worldwide commercial success.
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D.
Sade
Sade is a British band fronted by singer Sade Adu, renowned for its smooth blend of soul, jazz, and soft rock, and hits like "Smooth Operator" and "No Ordinary Love."
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E.
Bell Orchestre
Bell Orchestre is a Canadian instrumental ensemble known for its experimental, orchestral post-rock sound and close ties to members of Arcade Fire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
band
ⓘ
music group ⓘ musical duo ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1981–1998
ⓘ
2011–present ⓘ |
| basedIn |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
ⓘ
dark wave ⓘ ethereal wave ⓘ gothic rock ⓘ neoclassical dark wave ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| hasCompilationAlbum | A Passage in Time ⓘ |
| hasEP | Garden of the Arcane Delights ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
ethereal wave artists
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gothic rock bands ⓘ neoclassical dark wave artists ⓘ |
| hasLiveAlbum | Toward the Within ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Brendan Perry
ⓘ
Lisa Gerrard ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dead Can Dance (touring band)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dead Can Dance
|
| inception | 1981 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Celtic music
ⓘ
Middle Eastern music ⓘ medieval music ⓘ world folk traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| movement | dark wave movement ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
ethereal vocal style
ⓘ
fusion of world and classical elements ⓘ use of non-Western instruments ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aion
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Anastasis ⓘ Dead Can Dance (album) ⓘ
linked to:
Dead Can Dance
Dionysus ⓘ Into the Labyrinth ⓘ Spiritchaser ⓘ Spleen and Ideal ⓘ The Serpent’s Egg ⓘ Within the Realm of a Dying Sun ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://deadcandance.com ⓘ |
| placeOfFormation |
Australia
ⓘ
Melbourne ⓘ Victoria ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
4AD
ⓘ
Rykodisc ⓘ Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dead Can Dance Description of subject: Dead Can Dance is an influential musical duo known for its ethereal fusion of world music, darkwave, and neoclassical styles, formed by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.
Referenced by (63)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dead Can Dance
linked to: Dead Can Dance
linked to: Dead Can Dance
subject linked to:
Lisa
subject linked to:
4AD Records
subject linked to:
Lisa Gerrard and Patrick Cassidy
linked to: Dead Can Dance
linked to: Dead Can Dance
linked to: Dead Can Dance