About
Mikael Johanssen is a post-punk revival musician based in Bruges, Belgium. With a career spanning over 14 years, their sound blends shoegaze 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 post-punk revival, incorporating elements of industrial techno and field recordings from Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Discography
- Hollow Crown (2020) — post-punk revival
- Iron Petals (2024) — neo-folk
- Phantom Meridian (2022) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
She writes her will in disappearing ink
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
The voltage drops when memory persists
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The voltage drops when memory persists
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay