Mikael Johanssen

synthwave artist from Bruges, Belgium

About

Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Bruges, Belgium. With a career spanning over 12 years, their sound blends post-punk revival with neo-folk 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 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Discography

Lyrics — Phantom Meridian

She writes her will in disappearing ink

The garden grows in monochrome and ash

A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain

She folds the map and drives without a name

She writes her will in disappearing ink

Rust collects where fingerprints should be

She folds the map and drives without a name

A telescope aimed at an empty chair

The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay

The voltage drops when memory persists

A telescope aimed at an empty chair

The radio plays songs from someone else

Counting shadows on the basement stairs

The voltage drops when memory persists

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