Hoodoo Zephyr
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Hoodoo Zephyr is an electronic music composition by American minimalist composer John Adams that explores pulsing rhythms and synthesized textures.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hoodoo Zephyr canonical | 2 |
| Hoodoo Zephyr: I | 1 |
| Hoodoo Zephyr: V | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4901700 — 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: Hoodoo Zephyr Context triple: [John Adams (composer), notableWork, Hoodoo Zephyr]
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A.
Dazzle
"Dazzle" is a track featured on the 1982 album *Music for Chameleons* by Gary Numan.
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B.
Doo-Dah
Doo-Dah is a quirky, affectionate nickname used by locals to refer to the city of Wichita, Kansas.
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C.
Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning is a 1977 biographical sports comedy-drama film starring Pam Grier and Richard Pryor, centered on the life of pioneering African American NASCAR driver Wendell Scott.
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D.
Voodoo Chile
"Voodoo Chile" is an extended blues-influenced psychedelic rock track by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, renowned for its improvisational guitar work and central place in Hendrix's legacy.
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E.
Ventilago
Ventilago is a genus of flowering plants, often woody climbers, belonging to the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae and found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
- 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: Hoodoo Zephyr Target entity description: Hoodoo Zephyr is an electronic music composition by American minimalist composer John Adams that explores pulsing rhythms and synthesized textures.
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A.
Dazzle
"Dazzle" is a track featured on the 1982 album *Music for Chameleons* by Gary Numan.
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B.
Doo-Dah
Doo-Dah is a quirky, affectionate nickname used by locals to refer to the city of Wichita, Kansas.
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C.
Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning is a 1977 biographical sports comedy-drama film starring Pam Grier and Richard Pryor, centered on the life of pioneering African American NASCAR driver Wendell Scott.
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D.
Voodoo Chile
"Voodoo Chile" is an extended blues-influenced psychedelic rock track by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, renowned for its improvisational guitar work and central place in Hendrix's legacy.
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E.
Ventilago
Ventilago is a genus of flowering plants, often woody climbers, belonging to the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae and found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electronic music composition
ⓘ
musical work ⓘ |
| composer | John Adams ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decadeOfComposition | 1990s ⓘ |
| explores |
layered electronic textures
ⓘ
rhythmic repetition ⓘ |
| firstRecordingLabel | Nonesuch Records ⓘ |
| genre |
electronic music
ⓘ
minimalism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hoodoo Zephyr: I
ⓘ
linked to:
Hoodoo Zephyr
Hoodoo Zephyr: II ⓘ Hoodoo Zephyr: III ⓘ
linked to:
Hoodoo Zephyr: II
Hoodoo Zephyr: IV ⓘ Hoodoo Zephyr: V ⓘ
linked to:
Hoodoo Zephyr
Hoodoo Zephyr: VI ⓘ Hoodoo Zephyr: VII ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| includedIn | album Hoodoo Zephyr ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance |
electronics
ⓘ
synthesizer ⓘ |
| movementCount | 7 ⓘ |
| musicalFeature |
pulsing rhythms
ⓘ
synthesized textures ⓘ |
| notableFor | integration of minimalist techniques with electronic sound design ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| style | American minimalism ⓘ |
| uses | synthesizers ⓘ |
| workTitle | Hoodoo Zephyr ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hoodoo Zephyr Description of subject: Hoodoo Zephyr is an electronic music composition by American minimalist composer John Adams that explores pulsing rhythms and synthesized textures.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hoodoo Zephyr
linked to: Hoodoo Zephyr