New Music & Video Release - Juno Mamba & Rino drop 'Citrus', from collab EP - 19th September 2025
Photo Credit: Jordan Coles
Artist Name - Juno Mamba & Rino
Release Name - Citrus
Release Date - 19th September 2025
Genre - Electronic, House Music, Techno
Label - Gallery Recordings
Filipino-Australian artist and producer Juno Mamba joins forces once again with Indonesian-born, Melbourne/Naarm-based producer Rino to drop their dynamic new single ‘Citrus’. The track follows their recent collaboration ‘Meant2Be’ - a euphoric, hypnotic journey that showcased the duo’s undeniable chemistry and hinted at bigger things to come.
Alongside the single, the pair unveil their forthcoming 4-track EP Flowerdrum, due October 17th. What began as a chance one-off meeting quickly evolved into a full project with its own identity, born from their instant creative connection and shared cultural parallels. Both artists draw inspiration from their childhoods, and with Flowerdrum they aim to celebrate and champion their Asian heritage across sound, artwork and visuals.
"Rino sent through an early sketch with a solid foundation; punchy drums, minimal texture, and an understated intensity. I didn’t want to disrupt that balance, so I focused on reinforcing the emotional thread. I added a lead synth line that runs through the track, rephrased a mallet motif he had initially muted, and layered some subtle pads and melodic textures to build atmosphere.
“We finished it in under a week. When I listened back, it immediately brought up imagery of brightness and clarity, which reminded me of calamansi, a native citrus fruit from the Philippines. It felt like a perfect metaphor for the track: sharp, fresh, and deeply nostalgic." - Juno Mamba
For the EP’s visual world, Juno and Rino tapped multidisciplinary artist Rel Pham, whose work is defined by electric colour palettes and a penchant for digital surrealism.
Musically, Flowerdrum finds synergy between Rino’s sonic world, at once meditative and energetic, weaving deep emotion with visceral textures - and Juno’s expansive, emotive electronic palette. The result is a body of work that feels transportive and deeply personal.
After early self-releases, Rino signed to Sydney/Eora’s Gallery Recordings (home to Pretty Girl and Sam Alfred), where his debut EP Expanse fused contemplation and euphoria, earning Spotify playlisting (Portal, Night Shift, Sunday Sessions) and airplay across triple j, Double J, SYN and Kiss FM. His second Gallery EP, Flow-on, explored grittier dance textures that landed him on Fresh Finds and Fresh Finds Dance. His most recent project Running In Pairs, released via UK DJ Seb Wildblood’s label All My Thoughts, further solidifies his reputation as a producer pushing electronic boundaries.