Juno Mamba shares new EP 'Cold Rush'
“This is the first record I’ve made where I could hear a sound in my head and I was able to create exactly what I was after"
Juno Mamba has shared his new EP, 'Cold Rush'.
Both euphoric and emotive, across seven tracks the Filipino-Australian artist embarks on a deeply stirring and personal journey dedicated to his hometown of Ballarat (and, more specifically, acts as an extension of his 2021 track 'Blue Light' - EP track 'Too Close', Mamba explains, "digs deeper into my first experience of underage club nights in Ballarat; relationships that move way too fast and finding yourself lost in it all").
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Each track meanders through a deeply thought-out pathway of euphoric electronica, with a club-focused tip. Mamba takes a diaristic approach - particularly on opening track 'undrcut' addressing "constantly trying to fit in" and later track 'Together' which "celebrates the people who made tougher times easier when I was a kid" - throughout the body of work, which welcomes soft soundscapes to navigate harder hitting topics.
“This is the first record I’ve made where I could hear a sound in my head and I was able to create exactly what I was after,” he notes on his fourth EP. “It felt like my production ability caught up to my imagination.”
To accompany the release, Juno Mamba has shared a live session performing 'Cold Rush' in full. Recorded at Abbotsford Convent’s Magdalen Laundry, Mamba teamed up with Michael Belsar to form an exclusive live duo setup, surrounded by hardware. You can check out the video on Juno Mamba's YouTube channel.
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'Cold Rush' by Juno Mamba is available now, check it out here.
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