About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. With a career spanning over 16 years, their sound blends shoegaze with electronic ambient 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 shoegaze and field recordings from Stockholm, Sweden.
Discography
- Lunar Debt (2021) — synthwave
- Crimson Theorem (2024) — neo-folk
- Obsidian Lullaby (2024) — synthwave
- Velvet Rust (2025) — electronic ambient
- Lunar Debt (2025) — industrial techno
- Amber Frequency (2024) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Lunar Debt
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay