About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Bruges, Belgium. With a career spanning over 7 years, their sound blends synthwave 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 industrial techno and field recordings from Bruges, Belgium.
Discography
- Static Bloom (2023) — shoegaze
- Neon Cathedral (2026) — electronic ambient
- Hollow Crown (2022) — shoegaze
- Lunar Debt (2025) — neo-folk
- Obsidian Lullaby (2026) — synthwave
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
She writes her will in disappearing ink
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
She folds the map and drives without a name
The voltage drops when memory persists
A compass spins inside a locked museum
He trades his coat for silence and a key