About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. With a career spanning over 13 years, their sound blends post-punk revival with synthwave 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 Turin, Italy.
Discography
- Lunar Debt (2022) — post-punk revival
- Neon Cathedral (2023) — synthwave
- Crimson Theorem (2024) — shoegaze
- Ghost Protocol (2020) — electronic ambient
- Velvet Rust (2022) — neo-folk
Lyrics — Crimson Theorem
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The voltage drops when memory persists
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The radio plays songs from someone else
The voltage drops when memory persists
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
She writes her will in disappearing ink
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The radio plays songs from someone else