About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. With a career spanning over 12 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 neo-folk, incorporating elements of industrial techno and field recordings from Bruges, Belgium.
Discography
- Velvet Rust (2021) — electronic ambient
- Amber Frequency (2020) — neo-folk
- Phantom Meridian (2026) — post-punk revival
- Iron Petals (2023) — shoegaze
- Ghost Protocol (2025) — shoegaze
- Obsidian Lullaby (2024) — electronic ambient
Lyrics — Phantom Meridian
The voltage drops when memory persists
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The radio plays songs from someone else
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The voltage drops when memory persists
The voltage drops when memory persists
She folds the map and drives without a name
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The radio plays songs from someone else