Mikael Johanssen

neo-folk artist from Lisbon, Portugal

About

Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. With a career spanning over 9 years, their sound blends synthwave with electronic ambient 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 electronic ambient and field recordings from Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Discography

Lyrics — Crimson Theorem

A telescope aimed at an empty chair

The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene

Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer

The radio plays songs from someone else

A satellite receives but won't respond

Rust collects where fingerprints should be

Counting shadows on the basement stairs

She folds the map and drives without a name

A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain

A satellite receives but won't respond

The ceiling drips with questions left on read

The floorboards creak in dialects of cold

Counting shadows on the basement stairs

She writes her will in disappearing ink

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