About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. With a career spanning over 16 years, their sound blends shoegaze with post-punk revival 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 neo-folk, incorporating elements of shoegaze and field recordings from Turin, Italy.
Discography
- Neon Cathedral (2021) — post-punk revival
- Phantom Meridian (2023) — post-punk revival
- Signal Decay (2023) — industrial techno
- Neon Cathedral (2026) — post-punk revival
- Iron Petals (2024) — industrial techno
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
She folds the map and drives without a name
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The radio plays songs from someone else
The voltage drops when memory persists
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
She folds the map and drives without a name
A compass spins inside a locked museum
She writes her will in disappearing ink