About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. With a career spanning over 6 years, their sound blends post-punk revival 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 shoegaze, incorporating elements of industrial techno and field recordings from Turin, Italy.
Discography
- Amber Frequency (2024) — post-punk revival
- Velvet Rust (2026) — synthwave
- Ghost Protocol (2021) — neo-folk
- Ghost Protocol (2021) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A satellite receives but won't respond
The voltage drops when memory persists
The voltage drops when memory persists
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The voltage drops when memory persists
She folds the map and drives without a name
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
She folds the map and drives without a name
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake