Life on Other Planets
(L.o.O.P.)
analog meets astral
L.o.O.P. is a Berlin-based live electronic ensemble crafting hypnotic soundscapes at the intersection of 60s-70s psychedelia and contemporary club culture.
No computers. No playlists. No expectations.
We transport club and festival audiences out of known space, with an improvised voyage through deep, hypnotic, and mesmerizing dance music —all created in real-time through a constellation of hardware and acoustic instruments: drum machine, synths, electric cello, flute, vocals, loopers, and effects.
what is ‘live’ ?
In an era of meticulously programmed DJ and live performances, L.o.O.P. offers something increasingly rare: genuine musical spontaneity and risk-taking. No two performances are the same.
Our spaceship's crew features James Fish (drum machine, synths), DAEDE (vocals, flute, effects), and Simon Hoffmann (cello), regularly joined by a rotating cast of guest cosmonauts. Each performance becomes a unique conversation between musicians and audience—a journey where neither knows the exact destination.
recent transmissions
Since our 2024 launch, we've beamed signals to various species at the Naked Tea Party, Artistania, 90mil, and GIRI Berlin.
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James Fish
DRUM MACHINE • SYNTHS
Live act, DJ, producer, and community organizer - in every role James Fish (he/him) plays, he uses music to break boundaries. Raised in a Black & Asian-American family, James completed his studies on the sociology of mixed-race at Harvard University in 2010. His tenure as a DJ in San Francisco included regular appearances at Public Works, a residency at the legendary Tutu Tuesday party, and direct support for acts such as Francesca Lombardo, Hoj, Kalabrese, Tara Brooks, Oona Dahl, Atish, and Acid Pauli. As a producer, he recently released his debut EP on KANTO Records, featuring remixes from Acid Pauli and Karma Whiff. Committed to community, James has co-founded events collectives on three continents, including Resonance, a community of mutual support by and for emerging musicians organizing creative retreats, showcases, and workshops in Berlin.
DAEDE
VOCALS • FLUTE • FX
Laura Daedelow (she/her), aka DAEDE, is an electronic music producer based in Berlin. The multi-instrumentalist is part of Resonance Music Community and worked with TOYS founder Asa 808 and infamous Nina Hagen. Her tracks found DJ support from established names such as Avalon Emerson and Âme (Innervisions). As a DJ she has played at Paloma Bar (Berlin) and Kunsthalle Neukölln with sets that oscillate between techno & house, UK breakbeat & indie dance and had radio shows on Swu.FM and FluxFM. DAEDE was part of all-female indie-pop band CHILDREN (alumni of Musicboard Berlin), produced and released records (e.g. on Grönland Records) and toured Germany playing venues like Berghain Kantine and festivals like Fusion Festival and Reeperbahn Festival. With a PhD in psychology, DAEDE is interested in the interplay of music, altered states of consciousness and community-based interventions.
meet the crew
Simon Hoffmann
CELLO
Simon Hoffmann (he/him) is a Berlin based cellist and multi-instrumentalist. As a member of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra between 2014 and 2021, Simon has toured worldwide, playing venues such as Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, NHK in Tokyo and La Scala in Milan. During his worldwide touring schedule, he built up the electronic music bands Frozen Fields in New York and OPTN in Tel Aviv that both focus on the integration of cello and improvisation techniques into electronic music production. Simon is a core team member of Williamsburg-based community “57,” which converges arts, technology, and venture capital in Williamsburg.