About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Bruges, Belgium. With a career spanning over 13 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 industrial techno and field recordings from Lisbon, Portugal.
Discography
- Crimson Theorem (2020) — electronic ambient
- Velvet Rust (2020) — post-punk revival
- Amber Frequency (2026) — synthwave
- Velvet Rust (2021) — neo-folk
- Hollow Crown (2020) — neo-folk
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
She writes her will in disappearing ink
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
A compass spins inside a locked museum