About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. With a career spanning over 15 years, their sound blends post-punk revival 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 neo-folk, incorporating elements of industrial techno and field recordings from Thessaloniki, Greece.
Discography
- Ghost Protocol (2021) — industrial techno
- Obsidian Lullaby (2023) — electronic ambient
- Signal Decay (2023) — synthwave
- Amber Frequency (2020) — electronic ambient
- Lunar Debt (2024) — synthwave
Lyrics — Phantom Meridian
He trades his coat for silence and a key
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
A compass spins inside a locked museum