The Return Of The Elephant King

by Calignosia

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a wizard's familiar My ear has been truly caught by this cinematic album! Dark and joyous compositions set the stage for a dramatic adventure that I wish I could experience beyond my mind's eye. Talent and passion are on display here. Favorite track: Black Shadows.

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Minium Flumine Inminentem (The God of War), The Return Of The Elephant King, Inaccessible, Into the Night Land, What has risen may sink, and what has sunk may rise, Gallaecia suevorum regnum, The Elephant King and the eaters of filthy things, Inhóspita/desolate, and 2 more. , and , .

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1.	Black Shadows 03:21	buy track
2.	The Return Of The Elephant King 03:22	buy track
3.	Defeat Part I (Symphony Of The Shackles) 03:36	buy track
4.	Above Is The Sky (Within The White Citadel) 03:43	buy track
5.	Defeat Part II (The Long Path Of Despair) 04:53	buy track
6.	Within The Dungeons Part I 02:23	buy track
7.	Within The Dungeons Part II 03:13	buy track
8.	Taksim 01:29	buy track
9.	Garamantian Traditional Song V 03:01	buy track
10.	Garamantian Traditional Song VI 04:03	buy track
11.	Red Moon (Tanit's Rebirth) 06:10	buy track
12.	A Promising Future 04:59	buy track

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Once upon a time, in the ancient city of New Tyre, the Elephant King ruled with implacable cruelty in the White Citadel. Choose your side, choose wisely with the guidance of Tanit. A spectre is haunting New Tyre. Includes a booklet with the story, lyrics and more.

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released December 10, 2023

Oud, saz, voices, lyrics, synthesizers, programming, mixing, mastering and all compositions by Calignosia. Artwork by Calignosia.
Album cover by Gustave Doré provided by Wikipedia (Public Domain)
Drawing in the booklet “Frogs and Elephant” by www.instagram.com/jgcarnero/
The booklet artwork includes the following public domain works:
-The_first_published_sketch_of_tombstones_from_Carthage_(Jean_Emile_Humbert): By Jean Emile Humbert. commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95119115
-Carthage punique et romaine 1844. es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Carthage_carte_1844.jpg

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Calignosia Madrid, Spain

Folk and neoclassical music far away in time and space, hybridized with bizarre synthetic sounds. Dungeon Synth. One man band.

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