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Sheik ‘N’ Beik are a NYC based cohort specialising in promotion, production and outletting left­of­centre slices of electronic music. With previous releases from family members Derek Marin, Voiski and Peter Corvaia their 4th release comes courtesy of Danny Wolfers (a.k.a Legowelt) working alongside Rush Hour regular Xosar under their Xamiga alias. With this being Xamiga’s 3rd release, the pair draw for their trusted arsenal of analogue gear and offer up the ‘Bohemian Grove’ EP, a woozy brew of foggy textures, gently frazzled hats and Detroit­indebted grooves. The title track kicks things off with glassy pads sat atop a long­tailed thud and a sandy shuffle. A distant bass groove wades in ahead of a passage of intricate, band­passed percussion and a circling synth line before ‘Cumulus Versie’ sets sheets of ethereal vocals and synth strings gently ducking under a taught analogue pulse. ‘Midwest’ then sets hissing kicks and frayed hi­hats alongside a rasping bass tone. Pitch­bent synth lines then bubble into focus before ‘Blizzard’ sets a dystopian tone from the off. A stout kick drum thunders under minor­key chord shifts and a menacing sequence that works to round off another fine addition to the Sheik ‘N’ Beik series.