About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 14 years, their sound blends neo-folk with post-punk revival 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 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Discography
- Iron Petals (2021) — neo-folk
- Ghost Protocol (2021) — shoegaze
- Neon Cathedral (2024) — neo-folk
Lyrics — Ghost Protocol
She writes her will in disappearing ink
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The radio plays songs from someone else
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
A satellite receives but won't respond
She writes her will in disappearing ink
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
She folds the map and drives without a name
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer