About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Thessaloniki, Greece. With a career spanning over 17 years, their sound blends neo-folk 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 Lisbon, Portugal.
Discography
- Velvet Rust (2023) — post-punk revival
- Iron Petals (2020) — neo-folk
- Lunar Debt (2021) — industrial techno
- Crimson Theorem (2022) — synthwave
- Iron Petals (2020) — electronic ambient
- Obsidian Lullaby (2022) — electronic ambient
Lyrics — Lunar Debt
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
He trades his coat for silence and a key
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
She folds the map and drives without a name
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
He trades his coat for silence and a key
She folds the map and drives without a name
The radio plays songs from someone else
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
She writes her will in disappearing ink
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south