About
Mikael Johanssen is a synthwave musician based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a career spanning over 18 years, their sound blends electronic ambient 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 synthwave, incorporating elements of shoegaze and field recordings from Thessaloniki, Greece.
Discography
- Neon Cathedral (2021) — industrial techno
- Crimson Theorem (2022) — neo-folk
- Ghost Protocol (2023) — neo-folk
- Lunar Debt (2024) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
A compass spins inside a locked museum
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The radio plays songs from someone else
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer