Those who know the respected Irish producer John Daly for his bubbly, melodically nuanced house and techno tracks may get thrown off balance by his latest work under the Smoke Clears handle. While his 2011 release for Further, Sea Level, hinted at his fondness for Manuel Gottsching/Klaus Schulze-like kosmische ambience, on Listen Daly veers off into more introverted and arcane abstraction terrain.

With Listen, the Smoke Clears decisively steps off the dance floor and enters one of the chilliest chillout rooms a ’90s clubber ever chilled in—but the music’s still abristle with all sorts of fascinating movement and textures. Despite Listen’s banquet of ultra-cool tones, your neurons will work up a nice sweat. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.