About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. With a career spanning over 11 years, their sound blends synthwave 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 industrial techno and field recordings from Lisbon, Portugal.
Discography
- Obsidian Lullaby (2022) — industrial techno
- Lunar Debt (2025) — neo-folk
- Phantom Meridian (2021) — electronic ambient
- Lunar Debt (2025) — neo-folk
- Hollow Crown (2022) — synthwave
- Ghost Protocol (2021) — neo-folk
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
A satellite receives but won't respond
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
A compass spins inside a locked museum
A satellite receives but won't respond
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
She writes her will in disappearing ink
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer