Vanity of Vanities, by Idylls of the Last King

Vanity of Vanities

by Idylls of the Last King

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Life & Death bundle
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⚓ Includes both TC008 & TC009
⚓ Both editions of 35
⚓ Includes 2 quarters of a treasure map designed by Liminal Garden
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TC008:
⚓ C45 cassette tape
⚓ On-Body Printing on Clear Prison
⚓ Clear Case
⚓ 2-sided j-card

TC009:
⚓ C40 cassette tape
⚓ On-Body Printing on Clear Prison
⚓ Clear Case with On-Body Printing
⚓ 2-sided j-card

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Cassette + Digital Album
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⚓ Includes both TC008 & TC012
⚓ Both editions of 35
⚓ Includes 1 quarter of the treasure map designed by Liminal Garden for Season 1
⚓ Includes 2 of the 5 pieces of the treasure map designed by Liminal Garden for Season 2
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TC008:
⚓ C45 cassette tape
⚓ On-Body Printing on Clear Prison
⚓ Clear Case
⚓ 2-sided j-card

TC012:
⚓ C47 cassette tape
⚓ On-Body Printing on Frosted White
⚓ Clear Case
⚓ 2-sided j-card
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☠️ Complete the treasure map and find its key to gain exclusive access to the hidden treasure TCX002, a private album on BC. Will have a one time pressing for the successful treasure hunters ☠️

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TC008 - Limited Edition Cassette
Cassette + Digital Album
⚓ Edition of 35
⚓ Includes a quarter of a treasure map designed by Liminal Garden

⚓ C45 cassette tape
⚓ On-Body Printing on Clear Prison
⚓ Clear Case
⚓ 2-sided j-card
⚓In stock, will ship in 2 weeks

Includes unlimited streaming of Vanity of Vanities via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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Season 1 Remnants Bundle
Cassette + Digital Album
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⚓ GIVES ACCESS TO TCX001 AFTER SOLVING THE MAP'S PUZZLE

⚓ Includes TC008, TC009 & TC010
⚓ Includes all quarters (3 + 1 bonus) of the treasure map
⚓ Treasure map designed by Liminal Garden
⚓ In stock, will ship in 2 weeks

TC008:
⚓ C45 cassette tape
⚓ On-Body Printing on Clear Prison
⚓ Clear Case
⚓ 2-sided j-card

TC009:
⚓ C40 cassette tape
⚓ On-Body Printing on Clear Prison
⚓ Clear Case with On-Body Printing
⚓ 2-sided j-card

TC010:
⚓ C45 cassette tape
⚓ On-Body Printing on Clear Prison
⚓ Clear Case
⚓ 2-sided j-card

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	1.	I 02:55
	2.	II 05:03
	3.	III 08:40
	4.	IV 04:29
	5.	V 08:47
	6.	VI 05:32
	7.	...All Is Vanity 04:39

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ATTENTION: Price is so high to encourage people to purchase the digital from Idylls' BC page. All proceeds of his digital sales will be donated to charities supporting orphaned children in Ukraine.

''We come from a dark abyss, we end in a dark abyss, and we call the luminous interval life. As soon as we are born the return begins, at once the setting forth and the coming back; we die in every moment. Because of this many have cried out: The goal of life is death!

But as soon as we are born we begin the struggle to create, to compose, to turn matter into life; we are born in every moment. Because of this many have cried out: The goal of ephemeral life is immortality!

In the temporary living organism these two streams collide:

(a) the ascent toward composition, toward life, toward immortality;
(b) the descent toward decomposition, toward matter, toward death.

Both streams well up from the depths of primordial essence. Life startles us at first; it seems somewhat beyond the law, somewhat contrary to nature, somewhat like a transitory counteraction to the dark eternal fountains; but deeper down we feel that Life is itself without beginning, an indestructible force of the Universe. Otherwise, from where did that superhuman strength come which hurls us from the unborn to the born and gives us - plants, animals, men - courage for the struggle? But both opposing forces are holy.

It is our duty, therefore, to grasp that vision which can embrace and harmonize these two enormous, timeless, and indestructible forces, and with this vision to modulate our thinking and our action.''

- Nikos Kazantzakis

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released May 25, 2023

All tracks composed by Idylls of the Last King

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