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Home Normal

Home Normal is a record label founded in Tokyo in December 2008 and launched in March 2009. The label was curated by Ian Hawgood, co-run with Ben Jones, with design assistance from Jeremy Bible and Christian Roth until 2016. Initially based exclusively in Tokyo, Home Normal relocated in 2016 to Warsaw, Poland, and then to Brighton, United Kingdom, late 2019. The label specializes in minimal music, with their releases branching between post-classical, experimental ambient, drone and electronica. They've released over 200 albums to date.

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Home Normal is a record label founded in Tokyo in December 2008 and launched in March 2009. The label was curated by Ian Hawgood, co-run with Ben Jones, with design assistance from Jeremy Bible and Christian Roth until 2016. Initially based exclusively in Tokyo, Home Normal relocated in 2016 to Warsaw, Poland, and then to Brighton, United Kingdom, late 2019. The label specializes in minimal music, with their releases branching between post-classical, experimental ambient, drone and electronica. They've released over 200 albums to date.

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  1. date of foundation: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353552002

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