About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a career spanning over 17 years, their sound blends neo-folk 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 neo-folk, incorporating elements of electronic ambient and field recordings from Bruges, Belgium.
Discography
- Amber Frequency (2022) — post-punk revival
- Velvet Rust (2025) — industrial techno
- Lunar Debt (2021) — synthwave
- Obsidian Lullaby (2020) — neo-folk
- Phantom Meridian (2022) — post-punk revival
Lyrics — Ghost Protocol
A satellite receives but won't respond
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The radio plays songs from someone else
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
She folds the map and drives without a name
A satellite receives but won't respond
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist