Doctor Rockit
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Doctor Rockit is an electronic music alias of British producer and experimental composer Matthew Herbert, under which he explores innovative, sample-based house and downtempo sounds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Doctor Rockit canonical | 3 |
| Dr Rockit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10890665 — 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: Doctor Rockit Context triple: [Matthew Herbert, alsoKnownAs, Doctor Rockit]
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A.
Dr. Rock
Dr. Rock is a character in the film "Salvador," serving as a companion and foil to journalist Richard Boyle amid the chaos of the Salvadoran civil war.
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B.
Rockit
"Rockit" is a groundbreaking 1983 jazz-funk and electro track by Herbie Hancock, widely recognized for its innovative use of turntablism and music video that helped bring scratching into the mainstream.
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C.
Rockey
Rockey is the surname of Keller E. Rockey, a notable United States Marine Corps general who served during World War II.
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D.
Wonderboy
"Wonderboy" is a comedic rock song by the band Tenacious D that parodies epic fantasy hero tropes through exaggerated storytelling and powerful acoustic riffs.
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E.
Wonderboy
Wonderboy is the nickname of American mixed martial artist and former kickboxing champion Stephen Thompson, known for his dynamic striking style in the UFC.
- 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: Doctor Rockit Target entity description: Doctor Rockit is an electronic music alias of British producer and experimental composer Matthew Herbert, under which he explores innovative, sample-based house and downtempo sounds.
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A.
Dr. Rock
Dr. Rock is a character in the film "Salvador," serving as a companion and foil to journalist Richard Boyle amid the chaos of the Salvadoran civil war.
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B.
Rockit
"Rockit" is a groundbreaking 1983 jazz-funk and electro track by Herbie Hancock, widely recognized for its innovative use of turntablism and music video that helped bring scratching into the mainstream.
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C.
Rockey
Rockey is the surname of Keller E. Rockey, a notable United States Marine Corps general who served during World War II.
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D.
Wonderboy
Wonderboy is the nickname of American mixed martial artist and former kickboxing champion Stephen Thompson, known for his dynamic striking style in the UFC.
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E.
Wonderboy
"Wonderboy" is a comedic rock song by the band Tenacious D that parodies epic fantasy hero tropes through exaggerated storytelling and powerful acoustic riffs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electronic music alias
ⓘ
musical project ⓘ person ⓘ stage name ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1990s
ⓘ
2000s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Doctor Rockit
ⓘ
Dr Rockit ⓘ
linked to:
Doctor Rockit
|
| associatedAct |
Herbert
ⓘ
Matthew Herbert ⓘ Matthew Herbert Big Band ⓘ Radio Boy ⓘ Wishmountain ⓘ |
| basedOn | sample-based production techniques ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Matthew Herbert ⓘ |
| genre |
IDM
ⓘ
downtempo ⓘ electronic music ⓘ experimental music ⓘ house music ⓘ microhouse ⓘ minimal house ⓘ |
| hasOnlinePresence |
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/Doctor-Rockit
ⓘ
https://www.discogs.com/artist/Doctor-Rockit ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
experimental electronic music
ⓘ
house music tradition ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| musicalStyleCharacteristic |
conceptual composition
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experimental sound design ⓘ groove-oriented rhythms ⓘ |
| notableReleaseType |
EP
ⓘ
single ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Café de Flore
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Café de Flore (Charles Webster’s Latin Lovers Mix) ⓘ Café de Flore (Doctor Rockit’s Paris the Beautiful Mix) ⓘ Indoor Fireworks ⓘ Ready to Rockit ⓘ The Music of Sound ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
electronic musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
!K7 Records
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Accidental Records ⓘ Lifelike ⓘ Phono ⓘ |
| usesMusicalTechnique |
field recordings
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sampling ⓘ sound collage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Doctor Rockit Description of subject: Doctor Rockit is an electronic music alias of British producer and experimental composer Matthew Herbert, under which he explores innovative, sample-based house and downtempo sounds.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.