Mikael Johanssen

shoegaze artist from Bruges, Belgium

About

Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Bruges, Belgium. With a career spanning over 17 years, their sound blends synthwave 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 shoegaze, incorporating elements of post-punk revival and field recordings from Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Discography

Lyrics — Iron Petals

A compass spins inside a locked museum

The radio plays songs from someone else

Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south

A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist

A telescope aimed at an empty chair

The wires hum beneath the frozen lake

The ceiling drips with questions left on read

A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain

A satellite receives but won't respond

The garden grows in monochrome and ash

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