About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Bruges, Belgium. With a career spanning over 14 years, their sound blends synthwave 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 synthwave and field recordings from Bruges, Belgium.
Discography
- Hollow Crown (2024) — industrial techno
- Static Bloom (2022) — shoegaze
- Crimson Theorem (2022) — synthwave
- Amber Frequency (2026) — neo-folk
- Hollow Crown (2021) — post-punk revival
- Ghost Protocol (2024) — industrial techno
Lyrics — Obsidian Lullaby
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
He trades his coat for silence and a key
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist