About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 6 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 industrial techno and field recordings from Lisbon, Portugal.
Discography
- Signal Decay (2020) — neo-folk
- Signal Decay (2022) — shoegaze
- Velvet Rust (2021) — synthwave
- Static Bloom (2020) — synthwave
- Hollow Crown (2025) — post-punk revival
- Crimson Theorem (2025) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Ghost Protocol
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
She writes her will in disappearing ink
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
The radio plays songs from someone else
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
She folds the map and drives without a name
He trades his coat for silence and a key