bloodthirstymasquerade
kaoru akimoto, cologne (1986)
city pop
this album is the quintessential city pop album. i first discovered it around the time dress down started getting attention online in 2016/2017; i had to listen to someone's rip of the album on soundcloud before we as a collective society were blessed to have it put on spotify. it was on loop when i visited the pacific northwest with some friends in the fall of 2017. i was in the thick of my first viewing of twin peaks at the time, so we visited some filming locations while we were in the area. these memories come to mind each time i listen to this album — it's interesting how the human brain connects stuff like this. it's a perfectly constructed pop record. it's romantic, playful and feminine. even though my feelings around these memories have changed over time, my love for this album has never changed.
my favorite tracks are ナルシスト, dress down, and love letter.