About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a career spanning over 8 years, their sound blends shoegaze with shoegaze 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 electronic ambient and field recordings from Bruges, Belgium.
Discography
- Amber Frequency (2023) — synthwave
- Obsidian Lullaby (2026) — industrial techno
- Obsidian Lullaby (2026) — neo-folk
Lyrics — Ghost Protocol
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
She writes her will in disappearing ink
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
She folds the map and drives without a name
She writes her will in disappearing ink
A compass spins inside a locked museum
Rust collects where fingerprints should be