About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Thessaloniki, Greece. With a career spanning over 18 years, their sound blends post-punk revival with post-punk revival 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 industrial techno and field recordings from Turin, Italy.
Discography
- Ghost Protocol (2020) — post-punk revival
- Crimson Theorem (2020) — synthwave
- Iron Petals (2025) — electronic ambient
- Phantom Meridian (2024) — synthwave
Lyrics — Phantom Meridian
The radio plays songs from someone else
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
He trades his coat for silence and a key
He trades his coat for silence and a key
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
A compass spins inside a locked museum
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The ceiling drips with questions left on read