About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. With a career spanning over 7 years, their sound blends electronic ambient 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 shoegaze, incorporating elements of synthwave and field recordings from Lisbon, Portugal.
Discography
- Obsidian Lullaby (2025) — synthwave
- Ghost Protocol (2021) — post-punk revival
- Iron Petals (2025) — synthwave
- Ghost Protocol (2024) — post-punk revival
- Amber Frequency (2022) — neo-folk
Lyrics — Neon Cathedral
A compass spins inside a locked museum
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
The voltage drops when memory persists
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The radio plays songs from someone else
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold