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  • Summary: The debut full-length release from Speakers Corner Quartet features guest appearances by Joe Armon-Jones, Confucius MC, Shabaka Hutchings, Lafawndah, LEILAH, Mica Levi, Kelsey Lu, James Massiah, Sampha, Léa Sen, Coby Sey Tawiah, Kae Tempest, and Trustfall.
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
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  1. Jun 20, 2023
    100
    The group maintain control throughout, making this a flawless and packed debut – one that has been worth the wait.
  2. Jun 20, 2023
    80
    Further Out Than The Edge's vibrant cast of characters, lively experimental rhythms and rich improvisation underlines why Speakers Corner Quartet are so firmly embedded within South London's musical landscape.
  3. Jun 20, 2023
    80
    ‘Further Out Than The Edge’ is a creatively rich and inspiring debut from Speakers Corner Quartet, an emblem of their sixteen years spent together as a community of musicians.
  4. Jun 20, 2023
    71
    While exactingly played and produced, Speakers Corner Quartet’s songs don’t always push forward stylistically; a few tracks, like “Can We Do This?,” built around Sampha’s familiar coo, feel like songs you’ve heard many times before. But there are moments of breathtaking originality.
  5. The Wire
    Aug 8, 2023
    40
    If narcoleptically bland neo-soul is your bag, you’re in luck. A parade of guest singers and rappers do nothing to inject any interest. [Sep 2023, p.69]