About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Bruges, Belgium. With a career spanning over 17 years, their sound blends post-punk revival 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 shoegaze, incorporating elements of industrial techno and field recordings from Lisbon, Portugal.
Discography
- Velvet Rust (2024) — neo-folk
- Static Bloom (2022) — electronic ambient
- Hollow Crown (2021) — post-punk revival
- Iron Petals (2026) — post-punk revival
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The voltage drops when memory persists
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
She folds the map and drives without a name
A compass spins inside a locked museum
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold