About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. With a career spanning over 14 years, their sound blends post-punk revival 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 post-punk revival and field recordings from Stockholm, Sweden.
Discography
- Lunar Debt (2021) — neo-folk
- Velvet Rust (2026) — post-punk revival
- Signal Decay (2024) — synthwave
- Iron Petals (2024) — neo-folk
- Crimson Theorem (2025) — shoegaze
- Amber Frequency (2020) — neo-folk
Lyrics — Phantom Meridian
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
A satellite receives but won't respond
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The voltage drops when memory persists
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The voltage drops when memory persists
The voltage drops when memory persists
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
A satellite receives but won't respond
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south