Progressive MONSTER label Iboga Records from Denmark on the loose again this time with Danish act Beat Bizarre. What's Iboga got in their stash bag for us this time?

Progressive minimal trance kept to the core is what! Whow, Martin Zimmermann and René Nielsen keeps things simple on Pandoras Groove Box. Don't expect crazy psychedelic mayheem! These guys are taking you on long journeys and the keyword here is patience (!) to enjoy the minimal style climaxes PGB offers. Like track 2 Eavesdrop Pop. A journey of sound not really containing any melodies. Just beat, bass and FX setting a transcendental mood and then when you may wonder if this track is actually a little boring the bass changes (6:33) and all your patience is rewarded. But boy, it's not a lot that they change!

My favourite here is track 3 Corrosive Juices. This is when BB works best, a long journey with one nice, groovy bass. You gotta relax and fall completely in mood and sync with the music to enjoy it, though. But if you do? The tranquility ...

On a last note I might add that even if this clearly falls into the progressive trance genre, one may argue that the music here is also rather psychedelic. It is the FX that keeps this music working and even if simplistic it's these you remember when you think back of this record. I would say fans of progressive may enjoy this record for its bass, while fans of psychedelic may find a nice entrance to the world of progressive trance here.

But it's still not the best release from Iboga ;o) !