DJ Python announces i was put on this earth, his first solo music since 2022, and debut on XL Recordings. The five-track record will be released digitally and as a 12” EP as part of the label’s iconic house bag series on Friday 28 March.
On i was put on this earth, DJ Python – aka Brian Piñeyro – gently forays into uncharted territory as a singer, producer, and collaborator; an evolution all the more impressive in light of his groundbreaking musical projects to date like Mas Amble, Angel, and Club Sentimientos Vol 2. While splitting his time between New York and London, Python has teamed up with a diverse set of collaborators including South London rapper Jawnino, Honduran-born powerhouse Isabella Lovestory, unclassifiable songwriter Organ Tapes, and NYC mainstay Physical Therapy. Across the five-track EP, Python shares bold solo songs alongside these intriguing collaborations. The project retains the captivating melodies, atmospheric textures, and rhythmic innovation that defined Python’s earlier recordings while building on and shaping these signature elements into ambitious and addictive new songs.
The first look at the EP comes in the form of ‘Besos Robados’. Isabella Lovestory lends an insouciant yet insistent vocal to this sublime downtempo lovers’ reggaeton track that’s been a fan-favourite since appearing on Python’s epic BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix. The track comes alongside a surrealist music video directed by studio info founder, Bailey Marklew (Cav Empt, Palace, Arc’teryx, Trilogy Tapes) which reinforces the emotional undercurrent of the music.
On ‘i was put on this earth’, DJ Python says “to whom it may concern…
its too beautiful to embrace change and to challenge urself to find something meaningful in it… i love my friends and love is deep :’) i want them to know that always… but sometimes i get busy and overwhelmed n im not the best at saying how i feel always… just want to sit around and talk and feel understood together w someone who you like or u find interesting.. thats the best 
and if the day is nice or if the day is not nice but ur inside and its cozy.. thats too wicked. and ur making a soup and eating it together… just with the stuff in the kitchen.. dont even go out to get ingredients.. no need to follow a recipe.. cause ur grandma taught u to cook w the “sazon” (cooking by tasting w as u go on adding diff ingredients and spices.. no recipes. .. u can only really cook if u can freestyle in the kitchen she said).. and then u think about how ur grandma taught u that.. and your w someone in the kitchen making something together.. and then u taste it and it warms u up and ur like damn this is fire.. thats what this and i think maybe what “its all” about… thank u for taking time to read this and i hope you enjoy the album…kiss u… Brian”
i was put on this earth EP
DJ Python
XL Recordings
Friday 28 March 2025
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- Marry Me Maia
- Dai Buki featuring Jawnino
- Coquine
- Besos Robados featuring Isabella Lovestory
- Elio’s Lived Behind My House Forever
DJ Python is the best-known alias of the Queens, NY-based DJ and musician Brian Piñeyro. A pillar of the Brooklyn/Queens-based scene via a long-running residency at Nowadays and affiliation with Anthony Naples and Jenny Slattery’s Incienso imprint, in recent years, Piñeyro has exploded into record stores, mixes and clubs around the world thanks to his innovative combination of deep house dynamics and latin rhythms. His last album, 2020’s Mas Amable, was a downtempo epic garnering album of the year honors from Resident Advisor and Boomkat, and he’s been on a tear since, dropping EPs like Club Sentimientos Vol. 2, a well-loved collab with Domino artist Ela Minus, a split with Nick León (with whom he hosts a Miami residency, suero) and records and mixes via his Perreo supergroup with Kelman Duran and Florentino, Sangre Nueva. In 2023, Python teamed up with ambient pop mainstay Ana Roxanne as Natural Wonder Beauty Concept for an album of moody, IDM-influenced pop songs and unusual instrumentals. That album, released by Mexican Summer, was again a mainstay on end-of-the-year list and led to live tours throughout Europe, the UK and North America.
In 2024, Python made his Essential Mix debut for BBC Radio 1 which included yet-to-be-released tracks and edits of music by the likes of Air, Alex G, Nina Simone, and Autechre. The mix picked up ‘Best Of’ accolades with Resident Advisor and Mixmag who declared “xxxx”. A summer of festival live shows followed including a takeover of Block9’s epic IICON stage at 2024 edition of Glastonbury Festival, performing a highlight set to a rapturous response. The year rounded off with several ‘Best of 2024’ tags including “Angel” at #54 in Pitchfork. i was put on this earth is Python’s first release of 2025 and the ambitious EP sets the tone for the year ahead.
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