"It sounds like an entire orchestra and the performance is captivating and has a great energy. It has a potential to become a big percussion ensemble hit, and I hope it will be so. Glad to hear new repertory like this." •Ney Rosauro "That piece is quite an accomplishment! There is a ton going on in there, and sounds great too. Congratulations!" •Jeff Sass "Very good playing, creative arrangement and enjoyable music, congratulations!" •Katarzyna Mycka "Very nice production on this! Congratulations!" •Nancy Zeltsman From the critics reviews: “Vibraphone, darabuka, marimba, glockenspiel, xylophone, tubular bells, percussion, tambura... in apt hands of the aforementioned members of the Sudar ensemble “crashed“ with Meštrović who paired the unpairable. In this fusion of all musical genres, united in an incredibly smooth album, one can recognize the genius of legendary classical music composers throughout history, with overt influences of punk, break beat and pop music, so integral and indispensable in the soundtrack of today's life. This musical circus, this composers' megalopolis, offers a brand new musical experience that will both excite you and relax you, and it would surely take you to an indefinite and unforgettable journey. The unusual 'Clash of the Titans' on the 'Eat Suite' CD has created a unique musical album that is almost impossible to describe, with all this 'Barbecue', Baklava's Dance' , 'Paprikash' , 'Sarma Sarma' and other gastronomically inspired compositions -a story in itself. Matej Meštrovic is exceptionally gifted pianist, composer, artist. When he met up with this incredible team from the town of Samobor, he discovered his new passion, spicing up this musical menu with his piano parts, thus creating a unique and phenomenal blend of the piano and percussion sounds. Considering that the album was entirely recorded in the castle of Sveti Križ Začretje, and that they paid special attention to the acoustics of each and every instrument, as well as to the sound as a whole, you have no other choice but to taste the specialties of Matej Meštrović and Sudar Percussion. Bon appétit & bon voyage!” Dubravko Jagatić - Rooling Stone "Eat Suite" is an ambitiously conceived album. Its theme is food, and thus it is even packaged in an innovative design: a round paté-like tin can, with each piece of music named after a dish ("Barbecue", "Baklava's Dance", "Paprikash", "Creme Brulee" "Sarma, Sarma" ...). Still, the main course is music, and so "Eat Suite", produced by Branimir Mihaljevic, offers a mad and free combination of many genres, as dictated by the modern music scene Bible. I personally do not know of any other Croatian classical musician with such good taste and talent, coupled with the willingness to move from genre to genre, without the fear of 'contaminating the sound'. The end result is miles away from the naive mixing 'of classical music and rock' (what damn rock?), as it is the case with the aforementioned cellists, violinists and pianists. Hell, "Eat Suite" is rock'n'roll with balls of steel!" Hrvoje Horvat - Muzika.hr "Matej Meštrović, along with the Sudar Percussion ensemble created a miracle combination of tasty, lucid and intriguing ingredients, varying from classical, jazz, rock, pop and folk music. Sense of proportion and a careful dosing of spices and ingredients – despite of eccentricity, hedonism and decadence of its author – are bases of Mestrovic's imaginative, playful and humorous "suite for gourmets", that is anything but kitsch, ego- tripping or sinking into the nouveau riche profligacy. Truth be told, Matej as a classical pianist proves with his "Eat Suite" to be cooler than many rockers. Aleksandar Dragaš - Jutarnji List Credits: All songs composed and arranged by Matej Mestrovic except Alla Turca composed by W.A.Mozart, arranged by M. Mestrovic Produced by Branimir Mihaljevic, co-produced by Matej Mestrovic. Recorded in the Sv. Kriz Zacretje castle, mixed and mastered at Karpo Media studio using primary natural acoustic recorded on location. Mastered at Abbey Road studio by Frank Arkwright. Performed by: Goran Gorse – Vibes Filip Mercep – Marimba Nicolas Sinkovic – Glockenspiel / Xilophone Josip Blaskovic – Bass, Perc, Tambura Luka Pesutic – Drums & Matej Meštrovic – Piano Special guests at Musaky: Simply Brass Quintet Sudar Percussion plays Adams percussion instruments and Matej Mestrovic plays Yamaha C7 grand piano. Also available: 30+ minutes documentary movie "Sudar in Castle" about the recording process of the CD as well as about the castle heritage, directed by Arsen Oremovic. (C) Karpo Media 2014