Demdike Stare
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Demdike Stare is a British electronic music duo known for their dark, experimental blend of ambient, dub, and techno, often drawing on occult and horror-inspired themes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Demdike Stare canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10918679 — 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: Demdike Stare Context triple: [The Haxan Cloak, hasCollaboration, Demdike Stare]
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A.
Shouts & Murmurs
Shouts & Murmurs is a long-running humor and satire column in The New Yorker known for its witty, often absurd short pieces by various writers.
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B.
Holy Other
Holy Other is an enigmatic electronic music producer known for atmospheric, R&B-infused soundscapes and releases on labels like Tri Angle Records.
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C.
Anathema
Anathema is a British rock band known for evolving from doom and gothic metal into atmospheric, progressive, and alternative rock with emotionally charged, introspective music.
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D.
The Soft Moon
The Soft Moon is an American post-punk/darkwave music project known for its brooding, industrial-tinged soundscapes and emotionally intense atmosphere.
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E.
This Mortal Coil
This Mortal Coil was a 1980s British musical collective formed by the 4AD label, known for its ethereal, atmospheric reinterpretations of songs and rotating lineup of alternative and dream pop artists.
- 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: Demdike Stare Target entity description: Demdike Stare is a British electronic music duo known for their dark, experimental blend of ambient, dub, and techno, often drawing on occult and horror-inspired themes.
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A.
Shouts & Murmurs
Shouts & Murmurs is a long-running humor and satire column in The New Yorker known for its witty, often absurd short pieces by various writers.
-
B.
Holy Other
Holy Other is an enigmatic electronic music producer known for atmospheric, R&B-infused soundscapes and releases on labels like Tri Angle Records.
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C.
Anathema
Anathema is a British rock band known for evolving from doom and gothic metal into atmospheric, progressive, and alternative rock with emotionally charged, introspective music.
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D.
The Soft Moon
The Soft Moon is an American post-punk/darkwave music project known for its brooding, industrial-tinged soundscapes and emotionally intense atmosphere.
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E.
This Mortal Coil
This Mortal Coil was a 1980s British musical collective formed by the 4AD label, known for its ethereal, atmospheric reinterpretations of songs and rotating lineup of alternative and dream pop artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electronic music duo
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musical group ⓘ |
| activeSince | late 2000s ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Modern Love label artists ⓘ |
| basedIn |
England
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Manchester ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
digital releases
ⓘ
vinyl records ⓘ |
| genre |
ambient
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dark ambient ⓘ dub ⓘ electronic music ⓘ experimental music ⓘ techno ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformanceStyle | audio-visual shows ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Miles Whittaker
ⓘ
Sean Canty ⓘ |
| hasMemberRole |
Miles Whittaker – producer and DJ
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Sean Canty – DJ and archivist ⓘ |
| hasRelease |
Elemental
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Liberation Through Hearing ⓘ Symbiosis ⓘ Testpressing series ⓘ Tryptych ⓘ Voices of Dust ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
esotericism
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hauntology ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| influencedByTheme |
horror
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occult ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
horror films
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library music ⓘ soundtracks ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark experimental sound
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occult-inspired aesthetics ⓘ use of obscure samples ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Elemental
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Tryptych ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Lancashire folklore reference "Demdike" ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Modern Love ⓘ |
| usesStyle |
analogue electronics
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dub techniques ⓘ sample-based composition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Demdike Stare Description of subject: Demdike Stare is a British electronic music duo known for their dark, experimental blend of ambient, dub, and techno, often drawing on occult and horror-inspired themes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.