"first" was originally an entry for a Niveau Zero remix contest. I have submitted quite a few remixes for contests over the last few years and I must admit there is something exciting about it. Especially when you like the artists' music in the first place. Exciting, but also very frustrating because you invest a lot of energy and creativity for not much in return (yeah, you got it, I never won! he he). A little "thank you" would sometimes be enough but most of the time, you don't even get this.
BTW, enough whining. I worked on this remix with the idea of using basic elements from the original (especially the little melody) and incorporate the elements I was starting to play with at that time (again: guitars and rock drum kit). Also, I wanted a real bass. All this dubstep scene claims they have heavy bass, but my love for bass was influenced by Mick Harris' work (Scorn, Quoit, The Weakener, Lull, ...). And this so called dubstep scene (even if I enjoy acts like Niveau Zero) clearly doesn't understand what a real heavy bass is about. So I used my electric bass and tried to make it round and loud.
As mentioned above, I haven't won the contest, but the track is clearly a milestone on my journey to define daark//liight's sound. So it was reworked a bit (main beat, guitars and bass sound) and incorporated here. The original remix submission can be heard on garlic.wav's soundcloud page (soundcloud.com/garlic-wav/niveau-zero-feat-the-unik) and you should definitely check out Niveau Zero (www.niveauzero.net).