About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 13 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 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Discography
- Ghost Protocol (2022) — neo-folk
- Neon Cathedral (2023) — electronic ambient
- Neon Cathedral (2022) — synthwave
- Amber Frequency (2022) — neo-folk
- Signal Decay (2020) — industrial techno
- Ghost Protocol (2021) — synthwave
Lyrics — Iron Petals
She writes her will in disappearing ink
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
A satellite receives but won't respond
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain