"Just Offshore is the best progressive techno album I have heard this year" - Trond Sætre - Tarkus Magazine

"Here's a real "turn up the volume" recording! Russ Mate, an artist to keep an ear and eye out for, tears things up in grand fashion on Just Offshore" - Bill Binkelman - Wind & Wire


Mate shows off his keyboard chops with some dazzling melodies weaving through the menacing sequences and symphonic washes of synth - Jeff Fitzgerald - Aural-Innovations

"I thought for sure I was listening to Vangelis or Tangerine Dream. Very impressive work." - Mudgie - The Riverbank


"What a fantastic example of instrumental rock at it's most innovative... reminiscent somewhat of YES at their best... it's pure ear candy!" - Colin Lynch - Besonic.com


"The music is first-rate 70's/80's-style electronics" - Kinesis CD



"The melodies Russ is creating on his keyboard are very impressive… this is a much-recommended CD" - Strutter Magazine


"A very good example of hypnotic electronic music… Full marks here!" - New Horizons


"Fresh and well thought out and often addictive" - The Hairless Heart Herald



"Mate has a nice touch - very professional" - ProgSheet



"Wow, this is good stuff! ...you guys are masters of creating a mood." - Michael - Electromancer.com


"Armed with progressive synth sweeps and titillating loops, Just Offshore prepare us for a 48-minute journey into the heart and the soul of our inner selves." - Smother.net