About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. With a career spanning over 6 years, their sound blends neo-folk 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 shoegaze, incorporating elements of neo-folk and field recordings from Thessaloniki, Greece.
Discography
- Static Bloom (2026) — shoegaze
- Static Bloom (2024) — electronic ambient
- Signal Decay (2023) — neo-folk
- Crimson Theorem (2020) — post-punk revival
- Crimson Theorem (2020) — electronic ambient
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The voltage drops when memory persists
She writes her will in disappearing ink
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The voltage drops when memory persists
The voltage drops when memory persists
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
She writes her will in disappearing ink
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
A satellite receives but won't respond
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay