About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a career spanning over 17 years, their sound blends shoegaze 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 shoegaze and field recordings from Thessaloniki, Greece.
Discography
- Signal Decay (2025) — post-punk revival
- Signal Decay (2026) — electronic ambient
- Amber Frequency (2026) — electronic ambient
- Velvet Rust (2024) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Neon Cathedral
She writes her will in disappearing ink
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
A compass spins inside a locked museum
She writes her will in disappearing ink
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
She folds the map and drives without a name
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake