VOX CAPRAE
“Vox Caprae, Acta Baphometi” is a genre-defying collection that showcases the collective’s refusal to be confined by expectations.
Vox Caprae’s diverse background is expressed by songs in three different languages: Italian, Japanese, and English. This multilingual approach adds a personal touch, showcasing the intersections of leader Frank O.T. Reilly’s experiences as an Italian living abroad while working on music that transcends borders.
At the heart of this collection of songs lies the title track—a sprawling 20-minute experimental suite that blends ritualistic rhythms with hypnotic textures. This piece unfolds like a sonic ceremony, weaving disparate influences into a mesmerizing, unpredictable journey. From there, the mood shifts dramatically with the dance beats of “Thirst,” an electric pulse of restless, yet somehow detached, energy, capturing feverish obsession and the madness of unfulfilled desires. The album continues with “Estranei,” a dreamlike ballad that drifts through surreal, melancholic soundscapes, whispering unspoken truths and reflecting on years of failure and hesitation.
The experience is further expanded with a fully rearranged version of “Thirst” and the Japanese version of “Estranei”. The physical CD edition also includes instrumental versions for all songs, allowing the listeners to immerse themselves in the project’s fluidity and grasp the details of the arrangement.
“Vox Caprae, Acta Baphometi” invites listeners to embrace the tension between illusion and reality, exploring themes of failure, delusion, nightmare, and self-reaffirmation through the lens of Vox Caprae’s distinctive quirks and idiosyncratic charm.
“Estranei” is the first single from Vox Caprae’s debut mini-album, “Vox Caprae, Actae Baphometi.”
A languid ballad with a haunting sense of longing, it drifts between fleeting memories and unspoken regrets that emerge in the quiet hours of the night. The song reflects on how the pursuit of dreams and personal success can lead to the gradual sacrifice of meaningful connections with others.
Vox Caprae is a free-form collective of artists and musicians based in Tokyo, Japan, directed and produced by Frank O.T. Reilly.
The project emerged from Frank O.’s frustration and self-loathing after spending over a decade navigating Japan’s underground music scene, where he often found himself disconnected and out of sync with everything surrounding him. Vox Caprae marks his first independent effort as the primary songwriter—a break from the constraints of genre and scene, offering a space where alcohol and creativity can flow unburdened by preconceptions.