About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a career spanning over 10 years, their sound blends electronic ambient with post-punk revival 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 synthwave and field recordings from Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Discography
- Crimson Theorem (2025) — electronic ambient
- Ghost Protocol (2021) — post-punk revival
- Obsidian Lullaby (2020) — electronic ambient
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
The voltage drops when memory persists
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
She writes her will in disappearing ink
A satellite receives but won't respond
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist