About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Bruges, Belgium. With a career spanning over 14 years, their sound blends shoegaze 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 shoegaze and field recordings from Bruges, Belgium.
Discography
- Velvet Rust (2025) — shoegaze
- Crimson Theorem (2022) — neo-folk
- Signal Decay (2023) — electronic ambient
- Velvet Rust (2023) — synthwave
- Velvet Rust (2025) — industrial techno
- Velvet Rust (2023) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Crimson Theorem
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
She writes her will in disappearing ink
He trades his coat for silence and a key
A satellite receives but won't respond
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
A compass spins inside a locked museum
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
The radio plays songs from someone else
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold