About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Thessaloniki, Greece. With a career spanning over 9 years, their sound blends shoegaze with shoegaze 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 Lisbon, Portugal.
Discography
- Neon Cathedral (2021) — shoegaze
- Static Bloom (2023) — electronic ambient
- Static Bloom (2024) — post-punk revival
- Lunar Debt (2022) — industrial techno
- Crimson Theorem (2021) — shoegaze
- Lunar Debt (2026) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Neon Cathedral
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
The radio plays songs from someone else
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The voltage drops when memory persists
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
She folds the map and drives without a name