About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 11 years, their sound blends neo-folk 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 electronic ambient and field recordings from Turin, Italy.
Discography
- Static Bloom (2021) — post-punk revival
- Crimson Theorem (2024) — post-punk revival
- Neon Cathedral (2023) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Crimson Theorem
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
A satellite receives but won't respond
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
She writes her will in disappearing ink
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The voltage drops when memory persists
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
The radio plays songs from someone else
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The radio plays songs from someone else