Track from the album "Radness Methods"
https://kotra.bandcamp.com/album/radness-methods

Phase Transitions

KLP 521 42 inc - speedcore, splittercore, gabber, industrial, digitalhardcore producer from Kyiv, Ukraine.

From 1994 to 1999 takes an active part in various Kyiv punk, metal hardcore, industrial bands ("Fucken Mind", "LTP", "Cirroz MK", "Pohmelniy Sindrom", "Musey Neprodannyh Exponatov", "Blunt", "Putrefaction", "Slaves Don't Die"…) as well as bassist, composer and vocalist. In 1999 gives it up and creates an experimental industrial project called KLP 521 42 inc. (guitar, bass, drums, polivox, fx).

In the early 2000 Poort takes it easy and KLP 521 42 inc. becomes an ambient influenced noise project. In the flow he meets Serge Dubrovsky / Dubmasta and Eugene Stolbov / Trapper Pax, together they assemble well-known Vzyal project, in time renamed Vzyal Soundsystem. Besides running a couple bands Poort constantly participates in various art- and music- projects, studio sessions, performances, exhibitions, festivals and experimental soundtracks. Cooperates with Dmytro Kurovsky in Foa Hoka project as studio-man and occasionally an electro-scientist at live performances.

In 2005 KLP 521 42 inc. finally transforms into digital hardcore punk in its most sweeping gabba/speedcore mood.

Since 2007, he has become one of the members of Bangin`Beats promo. Collaborates with the label Rus Zud, Chase record, PARAMEDICS promo, as well as with FM Zombiemaus, Mamasweed Music, REP Art Group, Pan Kifared, Reanimation Roots, Noiseworx, Kenji Shiratori, Hypermodern label.

Hardware: Roland MC-707, Roland SP-404A, ART Pro VLA II, Novation Launchkey MK3, etc.

Kotra is a main art project of Kvitnu founder Dmytro Fedorenko.

For many years Kotra explores his own and audiences perception limits, how music can affect body and mind at the most extreme points. Main idea behind all Kotra releases and live concerts was always a way of radical transformation through the sound, as one of the most powerful abstract tools of communication. Pushing extremely loud waves to audience Kotra offers another look into irritating and disturbing physical face of music, next to it’s aesthetics side.

Dj, producer and creator of performative acts. He worked in the music press and set about organizing events related to electronic music, such as organizator of musical events or concerts …
more info: www.mauridj.com