Odyshape

Odyshape, the Raincoats' 1981 second album, moves away from the raw post-punk of their debut toward a more experimental, collage-like sound that blends post-punk energy with art rock, folk and world-music influences. The arrangements foreground unconventional instrumentation and loose rhythmic experimentation, with fragmented song structures, intimate, offbeat vocals, and a spontaneous, textural approach to melody and timbre. The record is notable for its adventurous, nonconformist take on rhythm and ensemble interplay within the early 1980s post-punk scene.