About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. With a career spanning over 18 years, their sound blends synthwave 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 synthwave and field recordings from Lisbon, Portugal.
Discography
- Neon Cathedral (2024) — industrial techno
- Signal Decay (2022) — electronic ambient
- Velvet Rust (2025) — electronic ambient
- Ghost Protocol (2026) — post-punk revival
- Velvet Rust (2022) — neo-folk
Lyrics — Crimson Theorem
The radio plays songs from someone else
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
She writes her will in disappearing ink
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
She writes her will in disappearing ink
She writes her will in disappearing ink
The radio plays songs from someone else
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold