About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 8 years, their sound blends shoegaze with neo-folk 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 industrial techno and field recordings from Turin, Italy.
Discography
- Ghost Protocol (2020) — industrial techno
- Phantom Meridian (2020) — synthwave
- Phantom Meridian (2024) — post-punk revival
Lyrics — Ghost Protocol
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
He trades his coat for silence and a key
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
She writes her will in disappearing ink
She writes her will in disappearing ink