About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 18 years, their sound blends post-punk revival 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 Lisbon, Portugal.
Discography
- Crimson Theorem (2020) — industrial techno
- Crimson Theorem (2022) — shoegaze
- Hollow Crown (2026) — post-punk revival
- Static Bloom (2025) — shoegaze
- Ghost Protocol (2021) — shoegaze
- Obsidian Lullaby (2022) — neo-folk
Lyrics — Crimson Theorem
A satellite receives but won't respond
She writes her will in disappearing ink
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The voltage drops when memory persists
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold