About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a career spanning over 9 years, their sound blends electronic ambient with industrial techno 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 neo-folk and field recordings from Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Discography
- Lunar Debt (2025) — electronic ambient
- Amber Frequency (2025) — synthwave
- Phantom Meridian (2024) — post-punk revival
- Neon Cathedral (2025) — synthwave
- Obsidian Lullaby (2020) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Phantom Meridian
A compass spins inside a locked museum
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
The voltage drops when memory persists
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The radio plays songs from someone else
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
He trades his coat for silence and a key