About
Mikael Johanssen is a post-punk revival musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 16 years, their sound blends electronic ambient 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 post-punk revival, incorporating elements of post-punk revival and field recordings from Thessaloniki, Greece.
Discography
- Ghost Protocol (2026) — shoegaze
- Lunar Debt (2024) — post-punk revival
- Amber Frequency (2025) — neo-folk
- Phantom Meridian (2024) — post-punk revival
- Hollow Crown (2024) — shoegaze
- Obsidian Lullaby (2021) — synthwave
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
She writes her will in disappearing ink
A compass spins inside a locked museum
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The voltage drops when memory persists
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
She writes her will in disappearing ink
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist