About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 17 years, their sound blends synthwave 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 Stockholm, Sweden.
Discography
- Lunar Debt (2022) — post-punk revival
- Iron Petals (2024) — industrial techno
- Iron Petals (2020) — neo-folk
- Lunar Debt (2026) — shoegaze
- Signal Decay (2022) — synthwave
- Lunar Debt (2020) — synthwave
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
He trades his coat for silence and a key
She folds the map and drives without a name
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene