About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Bruges, Belgium. With a career spanning over 11 years, their sound blends neo-folk 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 electronic ambient and field recordings from Turin, Italy.
Discography
- Lunar Debt (2023) — industrial techno
- Obsidian Lullaby (2022) — electronic ambient
- Iron Petals (2020) — neo-folk
- Crimson Theorem (2025) — electronic ambient
Lyrics — Hollow Crown
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
He trades his coat for silence and a key
She folds the map and drives without a name
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
A compass spins inside a locked museum
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The radio plays songs from someone else
Rust collects where fingerprints should be