About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. With a career spanning over 17 years, their sound blends industrial techno with electronic ambient 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 synthwave and field recordings from Lisbon, Portugal.
Discography
- Signal Decay (2026) — shoegaze
- Lunar Debt (2022) — shoegaze
- Lunar Debt (2025) — post-punk revival
- Obsidian Lullaby (2020) — neo-folk
- Ghost Protocol (2021) — shoegaze
- Neon Cathedral (2024) — post-punk revival
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
She writes her will in disappearing ink
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
The radio plays songs from someone else
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer