About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. With a career spanning over 7 years, their sound blends post-punk revival 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 post-punk revival and field recordings from Lisbon, Portugal.
Discography
- Iron Petals (2020) — neo-folk
- Lunar Debt (2021) — post-punk revival
- Crimson Theorem (2021) — post-punk revival
- Crimson Theorem (2023) — synthwave
- Static Bloom (2021) — neo-folk
- Signal Decay (2022) — synthwave
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The radio plays songs from someone else
She folds the map and drives without a name
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
A compass spins inside a locked museum
A satellite receives but won't respond
He trades his coat for silence and a key
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay