Mikael Johanssen

shoegaze artist from Turin, Italy

About

Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 19 years, their sound blends electronic ambient 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 shoegaze, incorporating elements of post-punk revival and field recordings from Bruges, Belgium.

Discography

Lyrics — Ghost Protocol

The floorboards creak in dialects of cold

Rust collects where fingerprints should be

Counting shadows on the basement stairs

Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer

A satellite receives but won't respond

The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene

She writes her will in disappearing ink

A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist

The voltage drops when memory persists

She folds the map and drives without a name

A compass spins inside a locked museum

He trades his coat for silence and a key

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