About
Mikael Johanssen is a post-punk revival musician based in Turin, Italy. With a career spanning over 14 years, their sound blends neo-folk with industrial techno 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 neo-folk and field recordings from Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Discography
- Hollow Crown (2021) — synthwave
- Static Bloom (2026) — shoegaze
- Crimson Theorem (2020) — industrial techno
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
She writes her will in disappearing ink
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
He trades his coat for silence and a key
She writes her will in disappearing ink
She folds the map and drives without a name
The voltage drops when memory persists
The voltage drops when memory persists