One of several 1975 Fela Kuti albums that contains two ten- to 15-minute tracks, Noise for Vendor Mouth follows the musician's usual path during the period.
Extended instrumental sections with interplay between keyboards, horns, and percussion bracket call-and-response vocals with brusque commentary on government repression and other social issues.
It sounds exhilarating taken an album or two at a time, though in the context of Kuti's discography, individual releases are hard to single out as highlights, or indeed, being that different from each other.
Here "Noise for Vendor Mouth" puts some more emphasis on the choppy, lean, funk-ish guitars than some Kuti's other cuts.
"Mattress" goes a little further afield in its controversial subject matter, here reflecting his polygamous lifestyle, though musically it's in line with his usual recordings from the era.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noise for Vendor Mouth | Fela Kuti & Africa 70, Fela Kuti | Play | 15:23 | 35 MB | 79 MB |
| 2 | Mattress | Fela Kuti & Africa 70, Fela Kuti | Play | 13:54 | 31 MB | 79 MB |
| 29 mins | 67 MB | |||||
| 29 mins | 158 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fela Kuti | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |