About Esthetic Education

Esthetic Education was founded in 2004 in Kyiv, Ukraine by Louis Franck, a Belgian filmmaker and photographer living in London, together with two former members of the successful Ukrainian band Океан Ельзи - keyboard player Dima Shurov and bassist Yura Khustochka. The band quickly recorded the basic tracks for their debut, but spent another six months refining what would become Face Reading. Successful concerts in the UK and Ukraine followed, and Franck moved to Kyiv, allowing him to concentrate more on the band. The Leave Us Alone/Machine EP came in 2005, followed by the live album Live at Ring in 2006. Rumors that the group had split up began to circulate in 2007, after Franck moved back to London, and Shurov joined Zемфира's band. However, in April, the band released Werewolf, which it called their first "real" album - a unified, thought-out performance in contrast with the more experimental, DIY nature of Face Reading. However, following a tour supporting the album, the group fell largely silent, with Franck embarking on a number of solo projects, and Shurov reappearing as Pianoбой. The group quietly announced an indefinite hiatus in 2011.