About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Thessaloniki, Greece. With a career spanning over 18 years, their sound blends industrial techno with industrial techno 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 industrial techno and field recordings from Bruges, Belgium.
Discography
- Velvet Rust (2022) — neo-folk
- Iron Petals (2020) — shoegaze
- Neon Cathedral (2021) — neo-folk
- Obsidian Lullaby (2026) — industrial techno
- Iron Petals (2020) — neo-folk
Lyrics — Neon Cathedral
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The radio plays songs from someone else
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The voltage drops when memory persists
The voltage drops when memory persists