About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Bruges, Belgium. With a career spanning over 19 years, their sound blends synthwave with electronic ambient 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 industrial techno and field recordings from Lisbon, Portugal.
Discography
- Crimson Theorem (2023) — neo-folk
- Phantom Meridian (2020) — electronic ambient
- Phantom Meridian (2023) — electronic ambient
- Ghost Protocol (2023) — synthwave
Lyrics — Obsidian Lullaby
She folds the map and drives without a name
A compass spins inside a locked museum
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
A satellite receives but won't respond
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
She writes her will in disappearing ink
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
She folds the map and drives without a name
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
She folds the map and drives without a name