About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. With a career spanning over 14 years, their sound blends post-punk revival with shoegaze 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 post-punk revival and field recordings from Bruges, Belgium.
Discography
- Iron Petals (2020) — post-punk revival
- Iron Petals (2021) — neo-folk
- Static Bloom (2021) — shoegaze
- Amber Frequency (2025) — synthwave
- Ghost Protocol (2020) — neo-folk
- Amber Frequency (2025) — industrial techno
Lyrics — Amber Frequency
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
A compass spins inside a locked museum
She writes her will in disappearing ink
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south