"The Garden of the Hesperides" is the debut album of Hexperos, which is another duet in the roster of Equilibrium Music, just like The Moon and the Nightspirit and Poets to their Beloved. Hexperos is the new project of Alessandra Santovito, which was the founding member of Gothica, and Francesco Forgione. The duet performs dark neo-classical music, which due to the minimal orchestrations in many parts, can be also labelled as gothic ambient. In "The Garden of the Hesperides" you will find many references to Dead Can Dance and Arcana, but gradually the album unfolds virtues of movie soundtracks and eventually builds a self-defined character. Despite some ethnic elements, courtesy of string instruments, such as violins and harp, the album remains focused to a somber simplicity that serves the expression of melancholic and grieved feelings. Alessandra Santovito's voice is often working as another instrument that delivers haunting chants in songs like "Artemisia" and "Ritual", while in "Loto Nero" the duet gives a sensible and fragile performance. In conclusion it is a very good album, which is part of the late -high quality- delivery by Equilibrium Music and it is highly recommended to the fans of the genre.