About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. With a career spanning over 16 years, their sound blends industrial techno with industrial techno 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 post-punk revival and field recordings from Turin, Italy.
Discography
- Hollow Crown (2025) — industrial techno
- Signal Decay (2023) — shoegaze
- Crimson Theorem (2021) — shoegaze
- Velvet Rust (2023) — post-punk revival
- Signal Decay (2022) — industrial techno
Lyrics — Neon Cathedral
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
She folds the map and drives without a name
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
She folds the map and drives without a name
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
She writes her will in disappearing ink
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay