About
Mikael Johanssen is a electronic ambient musician based in Thessaloniki, Greece. With a career spanning over 19 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 electronic ambient, incorporating elements of post-punk revival and field recordings from Stockholm, Sweden.
Discography
- Signal Decay (2020) — neo-folk
- Obsidian Lullaby (2022) — synthwave
- Velvet Rust (2023) — electronic ambient
Lyrics — Lunar Debt
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
A satellite receives but won't respond
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
A compass spins inside a locked museum
He trades his coat for silence and a key
She folds the map and drives without a name
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer