About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a career spanning over 14 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 neo-folk, incorporating elements of industrial techno and field recordings from Turin, Italy.
Discography
- Iron Petals (2024) — shoegaze
- Iron Petals (2025) — neo-folk
- Ghost Protocol (2022) — synthwave
- Velvet Rust (2022) — post-punk revival
Lyrics — Static Bloom
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The voltage drops when memory persists
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The radio plays songs from someone else
She folds the map and drives without a name