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Sigma (stylized with the Cyrillic symbol Σ) is the first studio album by Japanese musical unit REOL. It was released on October 19, 2016 by Toy's Factory, and is their second studio release in the same year; the group's debut record, No Title, was published on March . The material on Sigma were written, composed and produced by the group members Reol, who provides the vocals to the work, and GigaP, whom arranges it. Musically, Sigma is an electronic dance album that is inspired by Western music and Korean pop culture.

No singles were pre-released from the record; however, three of the albums tracks: "ChiruChiru", "YoiYoi Kokon", and "Give Me a Break Stop Now" received music videos, all produced and co-directed by the group member Okiku (REOL's creative director). Alongside its positive reviews from music critics, whom commended the production and commercial appeal, it experienced success on the Japanese album charts, reaching the top ten on the Oricon Albums Chart.

Background and composition

The group members Reol and GigaP had consistently worked together prior to forming the musical unit REOL, providing compositions and vocals to several Japanese vocaloids including Hatsune Miku, amongst others.[1] Their first release as a duo through label, Celo Projec, was No Title, which was released on August 17, 2014.[2] Additionally, Reol worked on her 2015 debut studio album, titled Gokusaishiki, which reached the top ten on the Oricon Albums Chart.[3] Subsequently, Reol, GigaP, and movie director Okiku signed a recording contract to Japanese label Toy's Factory, forming themselves as a unit under Reol's name.[4] Despite its release, the group had stayed anonymous with their identity, using anime-influenced illustrations to depict themselves; several other animations were also distributed in their subsequent music videos.[5] But on August 18, Reol made their debut appearance in the music video for the track "Give Me a Break Stop Now".[6]

That same day, the group announced the release for their studio album Sigma, scheduled on October 19, 2016.[7] Released in both physical and digital formats,[8][9][10] pre-ordered versions through Japanese retail CDJapan.co.jp included a limited edition poster featuring the members.[7] Special editions, ordered through different Japanese retails featured a remix of the groups tracks "Drop Pop Candy".[11] The material from Sigma were written and produced by member Reol, whilst she and GigaP arranged and composed them.[8] Musically, it is an electronic dance album.[12] According to GigaP, the record was heavily influenced by Westernized music, both contemporary pop and EDM, and also noted inspiration of K-Pop and modern Korean pop culture.[13]

Music videos

No singles were pre-released from the record; however, three of the albums tracks: "ChiruChiru", "YoiYoi Koron", and "Give Me a Break Stop Now" received music videos, all produced and co-directed by the group member Okiku. The first promotional visual was "ChiruChuri", which was released June 30, 2016; it features footage of random locations in Japan, overlapped with several animated characters and lyrics of the song. It also includes several video shots of objects, such as tree branches, flowers, and building walls.[14] The second visual was "Give Me a Break Stop Now", published on August 18 via YouTube and NicoNico. Reol made their debut appearance in the video, which has the groups vocalist as a queen-like monarch and several computer generated imagery.[6] The third video from the album was "YoiYoi Koron", which incorporates several traditional Asian objects, symbols and aquatic life. The song is sung with archaic Japanese words, and a "modern" translation is transcribed on the video, as well. It was distributed through the band's YouTube and Reol's NicoVideo account on September 15.[15] In order to promote the album's remaining material, days prior to its October 19, 2016 release, Reol uploaded an "XFDMovie" that included snippets of each track and additional visuals that represented them.[16]

Reception

Commercially, the album experienced moderate success in Japan. It debuted at number six on the Daily Oricon Albums Chart, marking it the fifth highest debut entry on October 18.[17] The following day, it stayed in the same position.[18]

Track list

All songs written, composed and produced by REOL, except where noted.

CD / digital download.[8][10]
No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Vip Kid" GigaP3:52
2."Give Me a Break Stop Now" (ギミアブレスタッナウ)GigaPGigaP3:41
3."YoiYoi Kokon" (宵々古今)
  • Reol
  • GigaP
GigaP4:17
4."Konoyo Loading..." (コノヨLoading...) GigaP3:25
5."Re:" GigaP3:23
6."Lunatic"
  • Reol
  • GigaP
GigaP3:17
7."Kamisama ni Natta Hi" (神様になった日)
  • Reol
  • GigaP
GigaP4:05
8."ChiruChiru" (ちるちる)GigaPGigaP3:17
9."Final Sigma"GigaPGigaP1:57
10."Detarame Kidding"
  • Reol
  • GigaP
GigaP3:17
11."Summer Horror Party" (サマーホラーパーティ)
  • Reol
  • GigaP
GigaP4:14
12."404 Not Found" GigaP4:04
13."Viora"GigaPGigaP3:42
Tower Records edition.[19]
No.TitleArranger(s)Length
14."OedoRanvu" (TENKA TORITAI Remix)GigaP 
Tsutaya edition.[11]
No.TitleArranger(s)Length
14."Drop Pop Candy" (OKINAWA IKITAI Remix)GigaP 

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the special edition of Sigma.[8]

  • Reol – vocals, background vocals, songwriting, production, composing
  • Giga – background vocals, arranging, composing
  • Okiku – movie director, designer, visuals producer
  • Tenka Torita – remixer
  • Okinawa Ikitai – remixer
  • Toy's Factory – record label, management

Charts

Sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) None

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Rogers, Krista (May 30, 2015). "Amateur vocalist Reol channeling Internet fame into solo album debut this summer". Japan Today. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ No Title. Celo Project (CD; Liner notes). Reol. 2014. CCCC-0000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Michel, Patrick St. (September 19, 2015). "Rising Beatmaker Reol Takes Vocaloid to Another Level". MTV 81. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Reol Biography". Toy's Factory website. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  5. ^ "Reol Official". Reol's official YouTube channel. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "[MV] Reol / Give Me a Break Stop Now". Reol's official YouTube channel. August 18, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Reol to Release New Album "Sigma" with CDJapan Exclusive Bonus". CDJapan.co.jp. August 18, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d Sigma. Toy's Factory (CD; Liner notes). Reol. 2016. TFCC-86570.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Sigma. Toy's Factory (CD and DVD; Liner notes). Reol. 2016. TFCC-86569.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ a b "Sigma by Reol on Apple Music". iTunes Store Japan. October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Product list – Reol: Sigma". Tsutaya.co.jp. October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  12. ^ NBT (October 10, 2016). "REOL's first full album "Sigma" delivers punchy sound and charismatic vocals". JRock News. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  13. ^ "REOL、全神経を揺さぶる1stアルバム『Σ（シグマ）』インタビュー" (in Japanese). EMTG Music. October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  14. ^ "[MV] Reol / ChiruChiru". Reol's official YouTube channel. June 30, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  15. ^ "[MV] Reol / YoiYoi Koron". Reol's official YouTube channel. September 15, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  16. ^ "Reol 1st Album "Σ" XFDMovie". Reol's official YouTube channel. October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  17. ^ a b "Oricon Daily CD Albums Chart" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. October 18, 2016. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  18. ^ "Oricon Daily CD Albums Chart" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. October 19, 2016. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmcda2wh-GA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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