Mikael Johanssen

synthwave artist from Lisbon, Portugal

About

Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. With a career spanning over 18 years, their sound blends post-punk revival with post-punk revival influences, creating a distinctive sonic palette that has been described as "deeply atmospheric and emotionally resonant."

Their latest work continues to push the boundaries of synthwave, incorporating elements of shoegaze and field recordings from Stockholm, Sweden.

Discography

Lyrics — Crimson Theorem

A compass spins inside a locked museum

Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer

The floorboards creak in dialects of cold

The ceiling drips with questions left on read

Counting shadows on the basement stairs

The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay

She folds the map and drives without a name

Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south

Counting shadows on the basement stairs

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