The Reach by Afro Cluster

As with most honest music, this is an album about life.
More than taking a village to raise someone, we become not just the sum of our experiences, but the outcomes of our reactions to them.
In our expanding and shrinking world, the speed and number of interactions with people is increasing exponentially.
While some would say that you need to remove toxic people from your life, what if you can learn from them? - how to achieve without succumbing to their harmful ways, how to repair yourself after being damaged by them, what a genuine friendship looks like?
Alongside the overcoming of negatives, the joy and fulfilment to be had from recognising and embracing the positives is explored. Banal, repetitive moments become cherished shared histories with the right attitude and company.
Focusing on the ways that nine people can fit seamlessly together, other than all the angles that could clash, what to give, what to take, when to accept, when to refuse. The ongoing learning process of living becomes ever richer if you explore the edges of yourself and others.
There will be many people who played a part in raising you, many you wish were denied access to your life - but the wishing won’t help, the learning will.

Tracklist

1.	Beasts of One Nation	4:25

2.	Black Hole	4:04

3.	Criminal	3:18

4.	Stamina	3:56

5.	Back Into It Ft. Ty	4:06

6.	Ikebe	4:04

7.	AC Factor	2:30

8.	Cardigan	4:09

9.	Heavy G	3:10

10.	Foot to The Floor	2:47

11.	The Reach Ft. Sparkz and Truthos Mufasa	4:14

12.	Young Shall Grow Ft. Magugu and Asha-Jane	6:13

Credits

released February 19, 2021

Vocals – Skunkadelic
Turntablisms Blocks Bells Shaker – Veto
Bass – Andrew Brown
Drums – Dafydd B Davies
Guitar, Keys – Charlie Piercey
Trombone – Russell Evans
Trumpet – Hugh Parry
Trumpet – Laurence Collier
Tenor Saxophone – Sam Robertson

Also Featuring
Ty
Sparkz
Truthos Mufasa
Magugu
Asha Jane
Tim Short

All recording, mixing, and mastering, by Andrew Lawson of Fieldgate Studios

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