Plateau (band)
Encyclopedia
PlatEAU is an electronic music project featuring cEvin Key
and Phil Western
. The project resembles a very loose approach to the Download
project featuring the same members. The song names and album titles refer to the coffeeshop culture of Amsterdam
in The Netherlands implying a "trip" through
their musical voyages. The album art also reflects this concept with imagery on their first release on Hypnotic Records in 1997, Music for Grass Bars. This release had a special CD jewel case in order to create a holographic-motion effect with the
cover art insert. The genre is most closely related to IDM
, experimental, techno
and trip-hop.
CEvin Key
cEvin Key is the pseudonym of Kevin William Crompton , who was a founding member of the industrial music band Skinny Puppy, along with Nivek Ogre. In addition to his work with Skinny Puppy, cEvin Key has had several side projects, including Doubting Thomas, Cyberaktif, and Hilt...
and Phil Western
Phil Western
Phil Western is a Vancouver-based musician who is a founding member of the bands Download, PlatEAU, Frozen Rabbit, and Off And Gone....
. The project resembles a very loose approach to the Download
Download (band)
Download is an electronic music group formed by Dwayne Goettel and cEvin Key of Skinny Puppy in 1994. The initial lineup also included Off & Gone's Phil Western and Mark Spybey of Dead Voices on Air, but has since been particularly fluid, with Key and Western being the only constant members...
project featuring the same members. The song names and album titles refer to the coffeeshop culture of Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
in The Netherlands implying a "trip" through
their musical voyages. The album art also reflects this concept with imagery on their first release on Hypnotic Records in 1997, Music for Grass Bars. This release had a special CD jewel case in order to create a holographic-motion effect with the
cover art insert. The genre is most closely related to IDM
Intelligent dance music
Intelligent dance music is a term that describes an electronic music genre that emerged in the early 1990s. The genre is influenced by a wide range of musical styles particularly electronic dance music such as Detroit Techno...
, experimental, techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
and trip-hop.
Discography
- 1997: Music For Grass BarsMusic for Grass Bars-Track listing:#"Schipol" – 2:53#"Noorderlight" – 5:12#"Dutch Flowers" – 7:29#"Crypto" – 4:54#"White Widow" – 4:00#"Urban Chillage" – 4:30#"Chateau Plateau" – 4:52#"The Kind" – 4:58#"Superskunk #3" – 3:09#"Purple Passion" – 4:20#"Stench" – 3:13-Notes:...
- 1999: SpacecakeSpacecakeSpacecake is an album by Plateau, released in 1999.-Track listing:# "Jack Herrer" – 4:37# "Nam" - 5:12# "Blueberry" – 3:35# "Nocruisin" – 3:46# "Super Silver Haze" – 5:54# "The Search" – 2:12# "K2" – 2:40# "De Fog" – 6:48# "Phuket" – 4:31...
- 2003: IceolatorIceolatorIceolator is an album by Plateau, released in 2002. The fourth release of cEvin Key's subscription-only "From the Vault" collection, it is a collection of old and newly released material.-Track listing:# "Iceolator"# "Champagne"# "Manali Cream"...
- 2007: KushbushKushbushKushbush is an album by Plateau, released in 2007. It was released as part 4 of 7 of the From the Vault Series 2 series of releases from Subconscious Studios, in a limited edition of 1000...
- 2009: Gort Spacebar