Up the Downstair
E743751
Up the Downstair is a 1993 progressive rock album by British band Porcupine Tree, noted for its atmospheric soundscapes and psychedelic influences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Up the Down Staircase | 1 |
| Up the Downstair canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8577679 — 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: Up the Downstair Context triple: [Porcupine Tree, notableWork, Up the Downstair]
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A.
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs is a British period drama television series that chronicles the intertwined lives of a wealthy family and their servants in an early 20th-century London townhouse.
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B.
The Duchess
The Duchess is a 2008 historical drama film in which Keira Knightley portrays 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.
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C.
The Parlour
The Parlour is an ice cream-focused café and dessert parlour located within the luxury London department store Fortnum & Mason.
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D.
Milord
"Milord" is a famous 1959 French chanson performed by Édith Piaf, telling the story of a lower-class woman addressing an upper-class English gentleman with a mix of empathy and longing.
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E.
A Proper Gentleman
"A Proper Gentleman" is a musical number from the stage adaptation of "Half a Sixpence," showcasing the protagonist's aspirations toward refinement and social respectability.
- 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: Up the Downstair Target entity description: Up the Downstair is a 1993 progressive rock album by British band Porcupine Tree, noted for its atmospheric soundscapes and psychedelic influences.
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A.
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs is a British period drama television series that chronicles the intertwined lives of a wealthy family and their servants in an early 20th-century London townhouse.
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B.
The Duchess
The Duchess is a 2008 historical drama film in which Keira Knightley portrays 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.
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C.
The Parlour
The Parlour is an ice cream-focused café and dessert parlour located within the luxury London department store Fortnum & Mason.
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D.
Milord
"Milord" is a famous 1959 French chanson performed by Édith Piaf, telling the story of a lower-class woman addressing an upper-class English gentleman with a mix of empathy and longing.
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E.
A Proper Gentleman
"A Proper Gentleman" is a musical number from the stage adaptation of "Half a Sixpence," showcasing the protagonist's aspirations toward refinement and social respectability.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
progressive rock album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Porcupine Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Steven Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| feature | drums re-recorded by Gavin Harrison on 2004 edition ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Sky Moves Sideways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
CD
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
ambient
ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ space rock ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Colin Edwin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gavin Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Barbieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Porcupine Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
atmospheric textures
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extended instrumental passages ⓘ psychedelic soundscapes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Always Never
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burning Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ Fadeaway NERFINISHED ⓘ Monuments Burn into Moments NERFINISHED ⓘ Not Beautiful Anymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Siren NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Fish NERFINISHED ⓘ Synesthesia ⓘ Up the Downstair (track) NERFINISHED ⓘ What You Are Listening To... NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 50 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricist | Steven Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSongwriter | Steven Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric soundscapes
ⓘ
psychedelic influences ⓘ |
| originalDrumProgrammingBy | Steven Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| partOf | Porcupine Tree discography ⓘ |
| performer | Porcupine Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | On the Sunday of Life... NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Steven Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | home studio of Steven Wilson ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Delerium Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kscope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reissue | 2004 remixed edition ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1993 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Up the Downstair Description of subject: Up the Downstair is a 1993 progressive rock album by British band Porcupine Tree, noted for its atmospheric soundscapes and psychedelic influences.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Up the Down Staircase