About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Bruges, Belgium. With a career spanning over 14 years, their sound blends shoegaze 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 shoegaze, incorporating elements of electronic ambient and field recordings from Lisbon, Portugal.
Discography
- Iron Petals (2022) — neo-folk
- Static Bloom (2024) — synthwave
- Neon Cathedral (2020) — shoegaze
- Velvet Rust (2026) — post-punk revival
Lyrics — Crimson Theorem
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
The radio plays songs from someone else
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer