About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 15 years, their sound blends electronic ambient 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 electronic ambient and field recordings from Stockholm, Sweden.
Discography
- Velvet Rust (2025) — post-punk revival
- Amber Frequency (2024) — synthwave
- Velvet Rust (2021) — industrial techno
Lyrics — Lunar Debt
She folds the map and drives without a name
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
A satellite receives but won't respond
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene