Berlin-based American Juan Ramos is set to debut on San Francisco’s Friends with Benefits label (who recently dropped a 12″ from Hard Ton backed with a Matrixxman remix) next week with his The Mariner (For G.G.) EP. Here we have the record’s title cut, a swimming piece of house which offers an alluring assemblage of water-logged melodies amidst its breezy swing. Fortified by a thick kick and evolving layers of percussion, “The Mariner” patiently builds a dense atmosphere across its six-minute run, resulting in a track that is unassuming in its presence, but with a groove that is nearly impossible to escape. Ramos’ full The Mariner (For G.G.) EP will see its official release on July 29, and can be previewed via the player found after the jump.

The Mariner