About
Mikael Johanssen is a post-punk revival musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. With a career spanning over 5 years, their sound blends shoegaze with neo-folk 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 Stockholm, Sweden.
Discography
- Velvet Rust (2025) — electronic ambient
- Velvet Rust (2026) — industrial techno
- Lunar Debt (2026) — electronic ambient
- Velvet Rust (2025) — synthwave
- Hollow Crown (2022) — shoegaze
- Velvet Rust (2020) — neo-folk
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
She writes her will in disappearing ink
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
She folds the map and drives without a name
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
A compass spins inside a locked museum
Rust collects where fingerprints should be