The musical career of Phillip Western has been a long and varied exploration of many styles of music. At the age of 19, he began to build a modest studio setup, and extremely long nights of obsessive programming became a normal everyday occurrence for the young producer, as well as a keen interest in the records that were coming out at the end of the acid house era, and into the first techno renaissance of the early 1990′s. It was during this time that Phil found himself releasing several albums, and EP’s with a variety of collaborators including Dan Handrabur, and Mike Kandel, in addition to being a key member of the Skinny Puppy side projects, Download & PlatEAU.

1997 saw the release of Phil’s first solo album, “The Escapist” to widespread critical acclaim. The record was recorded with the help of long time friend Tim Hill, combining a mixture of organic elements and techno rhythms that was a successful distillation of the numerous musical genres that had served as influences for Phillip and Tim. Two more solo albums (Dark Features & Worlds End) would follow in the next eight years as well as several Download and PlatEAU albums, and a new ambient project, Frozen Rabbit (w/ Tim Hill).

During the fall of 2006, Phil relocated himself to the Los Angeles area to work on new material with cEvin Key. In 2007 Phil & cEvin released the Download album “Fixer” and the PlatEAU album “Kushbush” which were widely received as some of their best material to date. Later, near the end of the year, Phil would release his fourth solo album, “4am”.

In 2008 Phil self-released the limited edition live recording “1221″, and the debut album “Cirrhotic Psychotic” from his new techno project Kone, followed by a second Kone album “On Daddy’s Farm” later that year, as well as two albums with Mark Spybey of Dead Voices on Air under the name “Beehatch”.

Phil went on to release the “Red Eyed Stalker EP” on Innerflight Music in early 2009, then a short break to move back to Vancouver. Most recently, Phil completed two more albums as Download & PlatEAU with cEvin Key and is continually working on new solo & collaborative material for his many musical endeavors.