New Weird America scene
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The New Weird America scene is a loose movement of early-2000s experimental folk and psychedelic musicians who revived and reimagined traditional American folk with avant-garde, lo-fi, and mystical influences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Weird America | 1 |
| New Weird America scene canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3556303 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Weird America scene Context triple: [Six Organs of Admittance, associatedAct, New Weird America scene]
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A.
Lovecraft Country
Lovecraft Country is a horror drama television series that blends supernatural elements with 1950s Jim Crow–era racism, based on Matt Ruff’s novel of the same name.
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B.
The Wide World of Weird
The Wide World of Weird is a nonfiction book by Vincent Gaddis that explores strange phenomena, mysteries, and unexplained events from around the world.
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C.
Cthulhu Mythos
The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe of cosmic horror stories featuring ancient, godlike entities and forbidden knowledge, originating from the works of H. P. Lovecraft and later expanded by other writers.
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D.
New Currents
New Currents is the main competition section of the Busan International Film Festival, showcasing first or second features by emerging Asian filmmakers.
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E.
Other Worlds
Other Worlds is a science book by Carl Sagan that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial life and the nature of planets and moons beyond Earth.
- 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: New Weird America scene Target entity description: The New Weird America scene is a loose movement of early-2000s experimental folk and psychedelic musicians who revived and reimagined traditional American folk with avant-garde, lo-fi, and mystical influences.
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A.
Lovecraft Country
Lovecraft Country is a horror drama television series that blends supernatural elements with 1950s Jim Crow–era racism, based on Matt Ruff’s novel of the same name.
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B.
The Wide World of Weird
The Wide World of Weird is a nonfiction book by Vincent Gaddis that explores strange phenomena, mysteries, and unexplained events from around the world.
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C.
Cthulhu Mythos
The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe of cosmic horror stories featuring ancient, godlike entities and forbidden knowledge, originating from the works of H. P. Lovecraft and later expanded by other writers.
-
D.
New Currents
New Currents is the main competition section of the Busan International Film Festival, showcasing first or second features by emerging Asian filmmakers.
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E.
Other Worlds
Other Worlds is a science book by Carl Sagan that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial life and the nature of planets and moons beyond Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural movement
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music scene ⓘ musical movement ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist |
Animal Collective
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Bardo Pond ⓘ Charalambides ⓘ Devendra Banhart ⓘ Espers ⓘ Jack Rose ⓘ Joanna Newsom ⓘ No-Neck Blues Band ⓘ Six Organs of Admittance ⓘ Sunburned Hand of the Man ⓘ The Incredible String Band ⓘ The Tower Recordings ⓘ |
| associatedWithLabel |
Drag City
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Eclipse Records ⓘ FatCat Records ⓘ Kranky ⓘ Young God Records ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalContext | American underground music of the early 21st century ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-folk
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experimental folk ⓘ indie folk ⓘ psychedelic folk ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
DIY ethos
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collective and communal projects ⓘ improvisation ⓘ lo-fi production ⓘ mystical themes ⓘ occult imagery ⓘ psychedelic influences ⓘ reimagining of folk song forms ⓘ revival of traditional American folk ⓘ use of acoustic instruments ⓘ use of unconventional instruments ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
1960s psychedelic folk
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American primitive guitar tradition ⓘ New Age music ⓘ drone music ⓘ free jazz ⓘ noise music ⓘ traditional American folk music ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageBy |
Pitchfork
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The Wire magazine ⓘ alternative music press ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
freak folk
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indie rock ⓘ psych folk revival ⓘ underground music ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Weird America scene Description of subject: The New Weird America scene is a loose movement of early-2000s experimental folk and psychedelic musicians who revived and reimagined traditional American folk with avant-garde, lo-fi, and mystical influences.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
New Weird America