“Communication@440” is a clever reference to the 440hz concert pitch used to calibrate all instruments (a tuning fork will register this note). The album is an incredible compilation of the best of three albums from Homebrew and its harder edged premier album as Strange Monkey, all digitally remastered under the supervision of Mark Turner. This album takes the listener through a diverse musical landscape of different styles, all anchored by the core trio of Mark Turner on guitar, Alan Hodde on bass and Johnny G on drums. These twenty all original songs are a collection of Colorado's premier singers and musicians. HOMEBREW's first release: “Fourth and Long” "Last One Standing...is soul-infused, slightly funky, in-your-face Windy City blues that (is) more about getting down than being down and out. ...Homebrew extends the genre...through a combination of skilled playing and instrumental playfulness. There's a warped slide-guitar warble here, a harmonica solo there, sax and trumpet throughout, (with lead) vocals between dueling divas Little Mary, Mary Ann Scarpino and Maxine Carter. On "Wicked Ways," a saucy Maxine sings a blues that would make B.B. King blush, or at least feel guilty about somethin'. "...As long as people continue to have the blues, bands like Homebrew will continue to...rock them away." —Laura Bond, Music Editor,Westword Newspaper, Denver, Colorado "...a dozen very tasty originals... The backing musicians provide a tight, well-arranged foundation, anchored by an excellent rhythm section and highlighted by the sweet guitar licks of Mark Turner (author of most of the material), Scott Ferguson's keyboards and the superb sax work of Bob Degasperis. Memorable tunes are "Just Don't Want to Wake Up" featuring powerful vocals by Little Mary, "Wicked Ways" (with a sassy vocal by Maxine), and "Three Acre Lane," an evocative acoustic slide-guitar tribute to the Cedar Hill Blues Band by Alan. —Jim Primock, Music Editor, Colorado Blues Society HOMEBREW's second release: “Smoke and Mirrors” Highlights include an uptempo r&b opener (Bad Suspicion) with Erica Brown and The Nuclear Horns and Last Fandango In Paris, a progressive 3/4 jazz blues ballad with Erica that features Mark Turner on lead guitar. Erica Brown: The “Lady Of The Blues” in Colorado. A dynamic personality with a style all her own and an unforgettable presence. Shelby Johnson: An alumni female vocalist of Lewis and Floorwax’ GROOVE HAWGS and a contestant on American Idol. Sings from the heart on ballads or belts it out on guitar-driven blues. “If you can buy only one CD this year, this is the one to get. Smoke & Mirrors features outstanding performances by some of Denver’s elite blues players and lead vocals by Erica Brown, Shelby Johnson and Joe Oeser. Called “millineum blues with a healthy dose of funk, jazz and rock influences,” every song is a hit—though you’ll probably find yourself playing “Fandango In Paris” over and over before making it all the way through the CD.” —Mark Stout, music critic, WhatsDoingTonight.com “Guitarist Mark Turner’s Homebrew is less a band than a platform upon which a swarm of Denver’s best-known (and best) blues and R&B players can cut loose. And despite the disc’s title, smoke and mirrors aren’t required. The sounds on display here aren’t of the gutbucket variety. Instead, the disc presents brassy, frequently up-tempo showtime blues designed with crowd-pleasing in mind. Erica Brown, one of the area’s most underappreciated belters, elevates the raucous “Bad Suspicion” and “Fandango in Paris,” a slinky tune that pits her against Turner’s string-bending. And A.J. Salas’s “Sweet Tooth/Hobcam” is a captiviating change of pace that seques from New Orleans-style piano striding to full-fledged blues-rock blowout. Homebrew goes down smoothly, but it’s got quite a kick.” —Michael Roberts, music critic, Westword magazine “Bassist Alan Hodde refers to his band “Homebrew” as being “the Steely Dan of West Denver,” because they rarely gig and exist most of the time in the studio. Along with bandmates Mark Turner on guitar and drummer Johnny G, Homebrew creates funky grooves and catchy, inventive songs. ...with each CD project, they invite the cream of Denver’s blues scene in to bring the lyrics to life. This time around they have Denver’s reigning Queen of the blues, Erica Brown on three songs. She brings her powerhouse style to the opener “Bad Suspicion” and shares the mic in a rare duet with the criminally under recorded Shelby Johnson on “Monkey on My Back.”“Fandango in Paris” features Erica emoting in a much softer style punctuated by searing guitar runs by Mark Turner. Showing off the voice that makes her a contender for Erica’s crown, Shelby gets to sing two songs by herself, “He’s Comin Slowly” and “Footprint.” “Cup-A-Jo’s” Joe Oeser brings some testosterone to the party lending his macho growl to “Cardboard Sign.” Homebrew itself gets to stretch out on the instrumental “Sweet Tooth/Hobcam” aided and led by AJ Salas on keyboards. The best blues CD so far (this year), every cut on “Smoke and Mirrors” is a strong contender for “blues song of the year” on any critics list.” —J.R. Wolfe, music editor, Colorado Music Buzz HOMEBREW's third release: “Fourth and Long” “On their previous two releases, the guys in Homebrew showed that they know their way around blues, rock and jazz. On “Fourth And Long,” they once again bring in special guest singers, but they also mix things up a bit and explore more genres. It’s obvious early on that this isn’t a one-note band, by any means. Opening the disc with the Muddy Waters-inspired “Mister Mojo,” the trio then moves on to a samba cut dedicated to Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, followed by the acoustic-rock ballad “Apple Tree,” which features singers Cassie Muldrow and Bethany Lee. Guitarist Mark Turner shows his versatile guitar chops, bassist Alan Hodde holds down a steady groove throughout and drummer Johnny G keeps the pulse strong.” —Jon Solomon, music critic, Westword magazine “We’re going to hear a song called “Mister Mojo” that’s simply going to knock your socks off here in a few minutes.” -“Mister Mojo” plays- “I don’t think anybody that was listening to that song was sitting or standing still for long, that band just simply gets after it. The third and latest volume to come out of a band known as Homebrew, which is headed up by guitarist and a maestro composer, Mark Turner, with his entourage of studio musicians. And that particular number was called “Mister Mojo.” And you can go to mojohandrecords.com, there are several songs there that you can download from their previous albums as well. “Smoke and Mirrors” - I mean the band just kicks a**, what can I say? “Last One Standing” is their first album. I’ve been playing this band for over a decade; they always deliver, they’re so much fun, they just flood people to the dance floors. They’ve just got a string of really “fantabulous” musicians that live around the Denver area that make cameo appearances on Mark’s work because they just love the way the guy writes.” -“That’s some good stuff!” -“They call it ‘Millineum Blues.’” —Carmen Allgood, music critic, The ColoradoWave.com on live radio show Strange Monkey is the perfect blend of hard edged guitar rock and keyboard driven ballads. Captain Tims’s Gibson SG rhythm guitar and Mark Turner’s PRS/stratocaster guitar leads blend perfectly. Check out the sultry blues lyrics of She’s Comin Slowly, the inspired ballad “Without Me” and the zany “Siamese Twins (joined at the butt).” Captain Tim’s theme song for this album is “Blister” where the dual guitars are really featured: crank this one up! —Jean Levai (MojoHand Records).