About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Bruges, Belgium. With a career spanning over 18 years, their sound blends shoegaze with neo-folk 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 synthwave, incorporating elements of neo-folk and field recordings from Thessaloniki, Greece.
Discography
- Hollow Crown (2020) — shoegaze
- Obsidian Lullaby (2021) — neo-folk
- Hollow Crown (2022) — industrial techno
- Lunar Debt (2026) — post-punk revival
Lyrics — Ghost Protocol
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The radio plays songs from someone else
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
She folds the map and drives without a name
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist