About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Bruges, Belgium. With a career spanning over 17 years, their sound blends synthwave with shoegaze 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 Turin, Italy.
Discography
- Phantom Meridian (2026) — synthwave
- Iron Petals (2020) — electronic ambient
- Amber Frequency (2024) — electronic ambient
- Iron Petals (2020) — neo-folk
Lyrics — Neon Cathedral
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
He trades his coat for silence and a key
She writes her will in disappearing ink
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The radio plays songs from someone else
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
She folds the map and drives without a name
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
She folds the map and drives without a name
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
A compass spins inside a locked museum