The Incident
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The Incident is a 2009 concept album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, known for its long-form song cycle and dark, atmospheric exploration of modern life and trauma.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Incident canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8577674 — 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: The Incident Context triple: [Porcupine Tree, notableWork, The Incident]
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A.
“Incident”
“Incident” is a brief, powerful poem by Countee Cullen that recounts a childhood encounter with racism in Baltimore to highlight the lasting impact of prejudice.
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B.
The Accident
The Accident is a semi-autobiographical novel by Elie Wiesel that explores trauma, survival, and identity in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
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C.
Auspicious Incident
The Auspicious Incident was the 1826 violent suppression and abolition of the Janissary corps by Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, marking a major turning point in the empire’s military and administrative modernization.
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D.
L’Intruse
L’Intruse is a symbolist one-act play by Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck that explores themes of death, fate, and the unseen through a tense, atmospheric family drama.
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E.
The Catastrophe
"The Catastrophe" is a political work by Russian revolutionary leader Alexander Kerensky analyzing the collapse of the Russian Provisional Government and the events leading to the Bolshevik takeover in 1917.
- 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: The Incident Target entity description: The Incident is a 2009 concept album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, known for its long-form song cycle and dark, atmospheric exploration of modern life and trauma.
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A.
“Incident”
“Incident” is a brief, powerful poem by Countee Cullen that recounts a childhood encounter with racism in Baltimore to highlight the lasting impact of prejudice.
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B.
The Accident
The Accident is a semi-autobiographical novel by Elie Wiesel that explores trauma, survival, and identity in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
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C.
Auspicious Incident
The Auspicious Incident was the 1826 violent suppression and abolition of the Janissary corps by Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, marking a major turning point in the empire’s military and administrative modernization.
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D.
L’Intruse
L’Intruse is a symbolist one-act play by Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck that explores themes of death, fate, and the unseen through a tense, atmospheric family drama.
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E.
The Catastrophe
"The Catastrophe" is a political work by Russian revolutionary leader Alexander Kerensky analyzing the collapse of the Russian Provisional Government and the events leading to the Bolshevik takeover in 1917.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Porcupine Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bandMember |
Colin Edwin
NERFINISHED
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Gavin Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Barbieri NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Steven Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discCount | 2 ⓘ |
| format | double album ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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progressive metal ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Black Dahlia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bonnie the Cat NERFINISHED ⓘ Circle of Manias NERFINISHED ⓘ Degree Zero of Liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ Drawing the Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Flicker NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Expectations NERFINISHED ⓘ I Drive the Hearse NERFINISHED ⓘ Kneel and Disconnect NERFINISHED ⓘ Occam's Razor NERFINISHED ⓘ Octane Twisted NERFINISHED ⓘ Remember Me Lover NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blind House NERFINISHED ⓘ The Incident (55-minute song cycle) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Incident (track) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Séance NERFINISHED ⓘ The Yellow Windows of the Evening Train NERFINISHED ⓘ Time Flies NERFINISHED ⓘ Your Unpleasant Family ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 76:42 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Steven Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
media saturation
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modern life ⓘ personal crisis ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| nextWork | Closure / Continuation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextWorkReleaseYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
55-minute continuous song cycle on disc one
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dark atmospheric sound ⓘ long-form composition ⓘ |
| performer | Porcupine Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | Fear of a Blank Planet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWorkReleaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| producer |
Porcupine Tree
NERFINISHED
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Steven Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 2008–2009 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Roadrunner Records
NERFINISHED
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Roadrunner UK NERFINISHED ⓘ Roadrunner US NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate |
2009-09-14
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2009-09-15 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Incident Description of subject: The Incident is a 2009 concept album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, known for its long-form song cycle and dark, atmospheric exploration of modern life and trauma.
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