About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 11 years, their sound blends post-punk revival 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 shoegaze and field recordings from Thessaloniki, Greece.
Discography
- Obsidian Lullaby (2020) — neo-folk
- Obsidian Lullaby (2021) — synthwave
- Signal Decay (2025) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Signal Decay
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
She writes her will in disappearing ink
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
A satellite receives but won't respond
Counting shadows on the basement stairs