About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 17 years, their sound blends synthwave 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 post-punk revival and field recordings from Bruges, Belgium.
Discography
- Obsidian Lullaby (2023) — post-punk revival
- Static Bloom (2023) — neo-folk
- Obsidian Lullaby (2021) — post-punk revival
- Neon Cathedral (2025) — synthwave
- Crimson Theorem (2021) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Neon Cathedral
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The radio plays songs from someone else
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
She writes her will in disappearing ink
She folds the map and drives without a name
The ceiling drips with questions left on read