Machina/The Machines of God
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Machina/The Machines of God is a 2000 concept album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, noted for its dense, guitar-driven sound and themes of fame, spirituality, and identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Machina/The Machines of God canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6500235 — 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: Machina/The Machines of God Context triple: [The Smashing Pumpkins, studioAlbum, Machina/The Machines of God]
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A.
Machina
Machina is a local government area and town in northeastern Nigeria’s Yobe State, near the border with Niger.
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B.
Anathema Device
Anathema Device is a witch and key prophetic figure in Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s novel (and its TV adaptation) "Good Omens," whose family’s ancient prophecies guide the story’s events surrounding the apocalypse.
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C.
The Machine
The Machine is the nickname of Albert Pujols, a Dominican-American former Major League Baseball first baseman renowned for his remarkably consistent and powerful hitting.
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D.
The Machine
The Machine is a powerful, clandestine artificial superintelligence from the TV series "Person of Interest" that predicts violent crimes by analyzing global surveillance data.
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E.
Bone Machine
"Bone Machine" is the opening track of the Pixies' influential 1988 album *Surfer Rosa*, known for its raw sound and surreal, fragmented lyrics.
- 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: Machina/The Machines of God Target entity description: Machina/The Machines of God is a 2000 concept album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, noted for its dense, guitar-driven sound and themes of fame, spirituality, and identity.
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A.
Machina
Machina is a local government area and town in northeastern Nigeria’s Yobe State, near the border with Niger.
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B.
Anathema Device
Anathema Device is a witch and key prophetic figure in Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s novel (and its TV adaptation) "Good Omens," whose family’s ancient prophecies guide the story’s events surrounding the apocalypse.
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C.
The Machine
The Machine is the nickname of Albert Pujols, a Dominican-American former Major League Baseball first baseman renowned for his remarkably consistent and powerful hitting.
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D.
The Machine
The Machine is a powerful, clandestine artificial superintelligence from the TV series "Person of Interest" that predicts violent crimes by analyzing global surveillance data.
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E.
Bone Machine
"Bone Machine" is the opening track of the Pixies' influential 1988 album *Surfer Rosa*, known for its raw sound and surreal, fragmented lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | The Smashing Pumpkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | fifth studio album by The Smashing Pumpkins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| followedBy | Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Adore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Yelena Yemchuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Age of Innocence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blue Skies Bring Tears NERFINISHED ⓘ Glass and the Ghost Children NERFINISHED ⓘ Heavy Metal Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ I of the Mourning NERFINISHED ⓘ Raindrops + Sunshowers NERFINISHED ⓘ Stand Inside Your Love NERFINISHED ⓘ The Crying Tree of Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ The Everlasting Gaze NERFINISHED ⓘ The Imploding Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sacred and Profane NERFINISHED ⓘ This Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Try, Try, Try NERFINISHED ⓘ With Every Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Wound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 73 minutes ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
fame
ⓘ
identity ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | rock star persona named Glass ⓘ |
| notableFor | dense guitar-driven sound ⓘ |
| originalFormat |
CD
ⓘ
cassette ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | discography of The Smashing Pumpkins ⓘ |
| performer | The Smashing Pumpkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alan Moulder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billy Corgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Flood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Hut Recordings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgin Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2000-02-29 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Machina/The Machines of God Description of subject: Machina/The Machines of God is a 2000 concept album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, noted for its dense, guitar-driven sound and themes of fame, spirituality, and identity.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.