About
Mikael Johanssen is a electronic ambient musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 15 years, their sound blends post-punk revival with industrial techno 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 electronic ambient, incorporating elements of neo-folk and field recordings from Thessaloniki, Greece.
Discography
- Iron Petals (2023) — shoegaze
- Neon Cathedral (2020) — industrial techno
- Signal Decay (2025) — neo-folk
- Neon Cathedral (2026) — industrial techno
- Lunar Debt (2021) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A compass spins inside a locked museum
A compass spins inside a locked museum
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The radio plays songs from someone else
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The voltage drops when memory persists
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
She writes her will in disappearing ink
She writes her will in disappearing ink
The voltage drops when memory persists
A telescope aimed at an empty chair