The album included Mouth Music treatments of traditional "waulking" songs, old chanteys (sea shanties) marking coastal landmarks, John Cameron's 19th century lament "Chi Mi Na Mórbheanna" and a version of the reel "Seinn O!" set to a contemporary techno beat by Swan. This and other arrangements provided an African feel to some of the tracks, which has led to the categorisation of Mouth Music as an early Afro-Celtic music project, anticipating the later work of projects like the Afro-Celt Sound System.