About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a career spanning over 15 years, their sound blends neo-folk 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 electronic ambient and field recordings from Thessaloniki, Greece.
Discography
- Phantom Meridian (2020) — shoegaze
- Lunar Debt (2026) — synthwave
- Velvet Rust (2026) — post-punk revival
- Phantom Meridian (2025) — industrial techno
- Hollow Crown (2022) — industrial techno
Lyrics — Ghost Protocol
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
She folds the map and drives without a name
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay