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The Garden of the Hesperides

by Hexperos

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Hesperos 05:15
My life was quite, daily sadness, some joyful conquest. I was so much tired, But so young My man was already cold And life was just routine I thought to be hopeless but then You came In your eyes my past lives, Thousands of fireflies in my heart We spent many love hours From sunset to sunrise Having pizza and red wine for dinner in my small car I remember that day on the sand Branches as swards We were knights of other times Struggling for love In your eyes my past lives, Thousands of fireflies in my heart You looked my eyes You need me so much and I could not resist your touch No, I could not resist your touch We would live forever ​ Hesperos' watching on us and I could not resist your touch No, I could not resist your touch
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The car stopped. "We will stay here ", he said, "and put out the lights. " He extinguished the lamps at once, and it was pure night, with shadows of trees like realities of other nightly beings. He threw a rug on to the bracken, and they sat in stillness and mindless silence. There were faint sounds from the wood, but no disturbance, no possible disturbance, the world was under a strange ban, a new mystery had supervened. They threw off their clothes, and he gathered her to him, and found her, found the pure lambent reality of her for ever invisible flesh. Quenched, inhuman, his fingers upon her unrevealed nudity were the fìngers of silence upon silence, the body of mysterious night upon the body of mysterious night.
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A mild wind blows from the far east Hawks draw the sky with circles There 're cloud flakes on the mountains which are covered with snow Silvery olive trees bend under the gentle touch of wind The rime glitters in the sun and I 'm breathing life.
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You shook the cypresses’ top, curled the sea waves, filled the air with the scent of orange blossom and wisteria, ruffled up the ears of wheat, rocked the nests, on the branches, in the woods, and blew the clouds in the sky, you docilely carried them, and with you my thought travels, through the day and the night.
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Artemisia 02:58
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Ritual 03:47
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Loto Nero 04:00
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Nana 01:37
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Ave Maria 02:51
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It’s getting dark, in the world outside all the stars are twinkling for you You lay down on a bed of roses your cover is made of colourful feathers Serene, happily, you sleep The night is warm, fragrant with jasmine a nightingale sings your lullaby Don’t worry about the night, it won’t harm you my little Elettra, sweet baby fairy.
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There is a magic mountain Oh my darling, my sweetheart I tell you a fairy tale Oh my darling, my sweetheart So you can dream sweet dreams, fairy worlds Come to the mountain, come to the mountain In the magic mountain You will find some friends They are very special Supernatural Whirling of colors, monsters and beauties All that you imagine will come real Come to the mountain, the magic mountain
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A mild wind blows from the far east. Hawks draw the sky with circles. There’re cloud flakes on the mountains, which are covered with snow. Silvery olive trees bend under the gentle touch of wind. The rime glitters in the sun and I’m breathing life.
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You shook the cypresses’ top, curled the sea waves, filled the air with the scent of orange blossom and wisteria, ruffled up the ears of wheat, rocked the nests, on the branches, in the woods, and blew the clouds in the sky, you docilely carried them, and with you my thought travels, through the day and the night.

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Deluxe re-release of the famous neoclassical’s bands long deleted debut (Equilibrium 2007).

Coming in 8 Panel Deluxe-Digipak with + 4 bonus tracks + Remixed tracks & Remastered 2016

Hexperos are delighted to be celebrating their musical adventure, which began around 12 years ago, with the reissue of their first album, originally released in 2007. On this reissue Hexperos included several bonus tracks: a few singles and a couple of lullabies that were originally released as part of various prestigious compilations over the years. Hexperos have bestowed a new light upon “The Garden of the Hesperides” by improving the sound of the album through remixing and remastering. This will allow you to hear and feel the fresh and current energy in these old compositions.

"The Garden of the Hesperides" is the debut album by Hexperos, the new Gothic/Neo-Classical project by the soprano Alessandra Santovito, founding member of Gothica.


The exotic Mediterranean fragrance of sensual percussion patterns, together with the low rumble of Francesco's double bass and the soft keyboard pads enriched by the work of violinists Domenico Mancini and Alessandro Pensa, set the appropriate nocturnal atmosphere for Alessandra's soaring voice to cast its spell - although Hexperos often brings to mind her past in Gothica, it is also obvious that her work has now reached a more mature stage.

Instrumentation and arrangements are often minimal throughout the songs, but skillfully mastered to balance grandiose dramatic moments against delicate passages, sparsely colored with a discreet Celtic tone that finds its way into some of tracks much through the contribution of harpist Francesca Romana Di Nicola.

This seemingly ethereal touch is nevertheless ineffective in dispelling the predominantly somber quality of the album. In fact, much of the mood that "The Garden of the Hesperides" evokes can be compared to what one may find in Classical chamber music, yet it has been quite a few years since such ambiance has been so impressively comprised into a Gothic Neo-Classical album, and so perfectly used to display such mysterious sensuality and romance. A remarkable debut, which easily deserves a place alongside the best works from acts such as Arcana, Ophelia's Dream or Sopor Aeternus.

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released September 28, 2007

Alessandra Santovito - Vocals, Flutes, Keyboards, Percussion instruments

Francesco Forgione - Double Bass, Guitar, Bardic Harp, Cello, Viola da Gamba, Hammer Dulcimer, Percussion Instruments, Keyboards

Francesca Romana Di Nicola - Harps

Domenico Mancini - Violin

Alessandro Pensa - Violin

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Hexperos Vasto, Italy

Hexperos is widely known and respected for their Gothic, Neoclassical chamber music, ethereal songs, heavenly voices, neo folk, medieval and celtic recalls. The albums reflect the musician's fascination for ancient times. Hexperos invites the listener to hear stories full of sublime romanticism. Nature, Celticism and myths are the leitmotif of Hexperos’ music. ... more

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