Take a deep look at Chicago and take this record to accompany you.
By Kev the Head, CUE Central Europe, December 2003

Jackmate’s new album is a great piece of music. It has a very fitting cover: On the front there’s a picture of a major American city - probably Chicago – and on the back there’s a wood of feeble birches like you’d find on the borders of cities, along railroads and brownfields. The Prodigal Son is the perfect soundtrack to a setting like this. The music is a deep affair, - a slightly sad and longing sound that takes you places and tells you stories. Not in a cold and hard Detroit kind of way even though Jackmate plays with Detroit elements. There’s plenty warm and mellow bass work under the driving high hat and the pumping kick drum and beautiful melodies… Jackmate plays a sound well held together in one vibe although he toys with various styles, having a good bit of electro influence in there. Prodigal Son is essentially a very American album – in the best of ways.

Resopal-Schallware 2003, distributed by EFA

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