French composer/musician
Yann Tiersen is best known for his soundtrack work as well as his singer/songwriter albums, but in his spare time he contributes to
ESB, an electro trio heavily inspired by Krautrock and Berlin-school electronic music. The group began in 2010, when Nestorisbianca's Lionel Laquerrière joined
Tiersen's live band. The group began improvising material on analog synthesizers during soundchecks; immensely enjoying the results, they decided to start a new group in order to explore this direction. Along with Thomas Poli, the trio formed
Elektronische Staubband, and they began performing at European music festivals. They shortened their name to
ESB in 2013 and released a 7" single. In 2014, they gathered in
Tiersen's studio and began recording a full-length. Entirely improvised over the course of ten days,
ESB's self-titled debut album was released by Krautrock label Bureau B in 2015. The trio toured in support of the album, and Poli's Impersonal Freedom label issued a cassette of live recordings in 2016. ~ Paul Simpson