About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. With a career spanning over 18 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 synthwave and field recordings from Stockholm, Sweden.
Discography
- Amber Frequency (2020) — electronic ambient
- Iron Petals (2026) — post-punk revival
- Obsidian Lullaby (2025) — post-punk revival
- Iron Petals (2021) — neo-folk
- Velvet Rust (2026) — post-punk revival
- Amber Frequency (2021) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Neon Cathedral
She writes her will in disappearing ink
She writes her will in disappearing ink
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
She writes her will in disappearing ink
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
She writes her will in disappearing ink
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay