About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 14 years, their sound blends shoegaze with synthwave 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 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Discography
- Neon Cathedral (2024) — electronic ambient
- Obsidian Lullaby (2022) — post-punk revival
- Amber Frequency (2024) — neo-folk
- Iron Petals (2024) — neo-folk
- Iron Petals (2022) — industrial techno
- Neon Cathedral (2021) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Amber Frequency
The radio plays songs from someone else
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The voltage drops when memory persists
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay