The Less You Know, the Better

album by DJ Shadow
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The Less You Know, the Better

Summary

The Less You Know, the Better is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Less You Know, the Better's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Less You Know, the Better's genre is trip hop[4].
  • The Less You Know, the Better's genre is breakbeat[5].
  • The Less You Know, the Better was followed by The Mountain Will Fall[6].
  • Among the performers on The Less You Know, the Better was DJ Shadow[7].
  • The Less You Know, the Better's record label is recorded as Verve Records[8].
  • The Less You Know, the Better's record label is recorded as Island Records[9].
  • The Less You Know, the Better's record label is recorded as A&M Records[10].
  • The Less You Know, the Better is part of DJ Shadow's albums in chronological order[11].
  • The Less You Know, the Better was distributed by music streaming[12].
  • The Less You Know, the Better was distributed by music download[13].
  • The Less You Know, the Better was published on September 30, 2011[14].
  • The Less You Know, the Better's title is recorded as The Less You Know, the Better[15].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Album[16]

  • First release date: 2011-09-27[17]

  • Genre(s): rock, trip hop[18]

  • Community tags: rock, trip hop[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7d616eaf-8376-4db8-8fa4-030003e02333[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Less You Know, the Better was DJ Shadow[7].

Publication

The Less You Know, the Better was published on September 30, 2011[14]. Genres include trip hop[4] and breakbeat[5]. It is part of DJ Shadow's albums in chronological order[11]. Recorded distribution format include music streaming[12] and music download[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Less You Know, the Better was followed by The Mountain Will Fall[6].

Why It Matters

The Less You Know, the Better ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . discogs.com. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . allmusic.com. allmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Apple Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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