About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. With a career spanning over 10 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 shoegaze, incorporating elements of electronic ambient and field recordings from Turin, Italy.
Discography
- Neon Cathedral (2023) — electronic ambient
- Phantom Meridian (2025) — shoegaze
- Velvet Rust (2021) — synthwave
- Amber Frequency (2022) — neo-folk
- Signal Decay (2024) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The radio plays songs from someone else
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold