About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 15 years, their sound blends post-punk revival with electronic ambient 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 electronic ambient and field recordings from Stockholm, Sweden.
Discography
- Obsidian Lullaby (2025) — post-punk revival
- Obsidian Lullaby (2024) — electronic ambient
- Signal Decay (2026) — post-punk revival
- Velvet Rust (2024) — shoegaze
- Ghost Protocol (2021) — electronic ambient
- Phantom Meridian (2020) — post-punk revival
Lyrics — Signal Decay
A compass spins inside a locked museum
She writes her will in disappearing ink
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
He trades his coat for silence and a key
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
A compass spins inside a locked museum
She folds the map and drives without a name
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake