About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a career spanning over 16 years, their sound blends shoegaze with shoegaze 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 shoegaze and field recordings from Turin, Italy.
Discography
- Crimson Theorem (2025) — shoegaze
- Ghost Protocol (2023) — neo-folk
- Iron Petals (2025) — synthwave
- Velvet Rust (2020) — post-punk revival
- Velvet Rust (2021) — electronic ambient
- Phantom Meridian (2026) — industrial techno
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
A satellite receives but won't respond
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south