About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a career spanning over 14 years, their sound blends neo-folk 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 neo-folk and field recordings from Bruges, Belgium.
Discography
- Crimson Theorem (2023) — neo-folk
- Ghost Protocol (2026) — shoegaze
- Static Bloom (2026) — shoegaze
- Iron Petals (2022) — industrial techno
Lyrics — Neon Cathedral
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
She writes her will in disappearing ink
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
A compass spins inside a locked museum
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake