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.