Awareness System Vinyl & CDs

Review: Dublin-based Awareness Systems has tapped up prolific producer Stanislav Tolkachev alongside label boss Pineal Navigation for the 'Combination 2' EP, a split release following the success of Combination 1 which received acclaim from Marcel Dettmann, Dave Clarke and Charlton. This new one includes four analogue live tracks that explore cerebral techno. It opens with Tolkachev's hypnotic 'Battleground' featuring heavy bass and apocalyptic rhythms followed by two trippy, moody tracks from Pineal Navigation which are reminiscent of Rob Hood and early Underground Resistance. Tolkachev concludes with a relentless track of acidic machine funk on the flip.