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Balloon, Reol & Sheeno Mirin on Their Collaboration ‘Redire,’ Vocaloid Culture That Connects Them

Balloon, Reol & Sheeno Mirin talked about the process of reinterpreting "Redire" and reflected on their shared roots: Niconico and Vocaloid culture.

I don’t remember how I found out about Reol, but one thing that made a big impression on me was the music video for “Give me a break Stop now.” At the time, people who had come up through Niconico were very cautious when it came to revealing themselves. I wanted to hear Reol take these songs that I’d written with such mixed emotions in the past and sing them in a bright, radiant style. Balloon: I think I found out about Sheeno through “Heterodoxy.” Of course, I love it as a tune in its own right, but I also thought “his musical sensibilities are the exact opposite of my own.” I felt envious—he was doing something I couldn’t do even if I tried.

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