About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a career spanning over 13 years, their sound blends post-punk revival 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 shoegaze, incorporating elements of post-punk revival and field recordings from Lisbon, Portugal.
Discography
- Hollow Crown (2025) — synthwave
- Ghost Protocol (2023) — electronic ambient
- Crimson Theorem (2022) — neo-folk
- Signal Decay (2021) — neo-folk
- Signal Decay (2025) — synthwave
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
A compass spins inside a locked museum
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
A satellite receives but won't respond
She writes her will in disappearing ink
A compass spins inside a locked museum
A satellite receives but won't respond
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
The radio plays songs from someone else
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist