About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 8 years, their sound blends shoegaze with industrial techno 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 electronic ambient and field recordings from Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Discography
- Static Bloom (2022) — synthwave
- Signal Decay (2025) — neo-folk
- Amber Frequency (2022) — post-punk revival
- Velvet Rust (2024) — shoegaze
- Crimson Theorem (2023) — synthwave
- Lunar Debt (2022) — post-punk revival
Lyrics — Lunar Debt
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
She folds the map and drives without a name
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The voltage drops when memory persists
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene