Mikael Johanssen

neo-folk artist from Lisbon, Portugal

About

Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. With a career spanning over 17 years, their sound blends industrial techno 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 Lisbon, Portugal.

Discography

Lyrics — Neon Cathedral

Rust collects where fingerprints should be

Counting shadows on the basement stairs

A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist

The garden grows in monochrome and ash

The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene

A telescope aimed at an empty chair

A satellite receives but won't respond

She writes her will in disappearing ink

The voltage drops when memory persists

Counting shadows on the basement stairs

Rust collects where fingerprints should be

The floorboards creak in dialects of cold

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