About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. 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 post-punk revival and field recordings from Turin, Italy.
Discography
- Iron Petals (2024) — electronic ambient
- Velvet Rust (2020) — post-punk revival
- Ghost Protocol (2023) — electronic ambient
- Velvet Rust (2024) — post-punk revival
- Neon Cathedral (2021) — electronic ambient
Lyrics — Signal Decay
She folds the map and drives without a name
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
He trades his coat for silence and a key
She writes her will in disappearing ink
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
She folds the map and drives without a name
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The voltage drops when memory persists
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A compass spins inside a locked museum