Looper were formed in 1997, when Stuart David (co-founder and bass player of Belle & Sebastian) and his wife Karn (an artist who directed the early B&S videos) collaborated for a show at Glasgow School of Art. The show was a degree show fundraiser for Stuart’s sister Karla Black – who received a Turner Prize nomination in 2011- and the performance was a multi-media affair incorporating TVs, super 8 film, 35mm slides and kinetic sculptures. Since nothing broke down and everyone clapped, they decided to keep doing it.

To date Looper have released six albums via Sub Pop, Jeepster & Mute, including the 5CD box set, These Things, 2015’s Offgrid:Offline and 2018’s acoustic collection of classic Looper material, Quiet & Small. Many of their tracks have appeared in film soundtracks, including ‘Mondo 77’ which featured in Cameron Crowe’s 2001 film, Vanilla Sky.