1stp Klosr

Background

The remix was created by The Humble Brothers and features guest vocals by Jonathan Davis of Korn and uncredited guitar work by Saki Kaskas.^[1] Some of the stock sounds used in the remix can also be heard during the films "Pokemon: The First Movie" and "Pitch Black".

Speaking to MTV about the remix, Brad Delson said, "[The Humble Brothers] are from Canada, and they’re these amazing guys. We heard a remix they did of a Deftones song and we were like, ‘This is the sickest thing we’ve ever heard.’ They’re just one of those groups people haven’t found out about yet."^[2]

Jonathan Davis has said "One Step Closer" is his favorite Linkin Park song, "One Step Closer has always been my favorite. Same thing, it introduced me to the band. I got to sing on it in Reanimation. When I heard it, it's like "Ohh this is cool. Finally a band that does something cool. It's not the same old stuff. I was stoked."^[3]

Mike Shinoda added, "And as if the original version of “One Step Closer” wasn’t disturbed enough, bolstered with a new verse by Korn’s Davis, “1STP KLOSR” has an even darker, more morose vibe to it."^[2]

The original version of the remix was created in 2001 and didn't have Davis' vocals. This version was released in November 20, 2001 as an easter egg on Frat Party At The Pankake Festival, but a promo CD from March 2001 containing it indicates the remix was created very early that year. In 2010, a copy of the CD sent to The Humble Brothers containing the "One Step Closer" multitracks, named "One Step Closer" Parts, was sold on eBay for $6,500. The description of the product was:

"CD-Reference: *Warner Brothers Rec., February 7th, 2001 from DA-88 source, individual tracks, without timecode; not all DA-88 tapes had time code & none had a sync pop at the top, so all tracks are "wild",without accompanying time code.

Total time: 42 min & 42 seconds (TRT/43:42)"^[4]

In June 2020, Ken Marshall from The Humble Brothers posted a seventeen minute YouTube video about the song with the description, "In this session, Ken 'hiwatt' Marshall breaks down The Humble Brothers remix of '1stp Klosr' by Linkin Park, from their 2002 PLATINUM album Reanimation!" He gave the song a brand new mix from the original multitracks as well.^[5]

Music Video

The music video for "1stp Klosr" was directed by Shaun Smith^[6] for MTV2's "MTV:Playback".

MTV: Playback was originally aired on July 27, 2002 at 2:00pm, with a rerun on July 28, 2002 at 8:00pm.^[7]

Tracklist

One Step Closer Humble Brothers Remixes

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1	One Step Closer (Humble Brothers Remix) (Extended)	Bennington Chester Charles, Bourdon Robert G, Damji Traz, Delson Brad, Hahn Joseph, Marshall Ken "Hiwatt", Shinoda Mike	6:17
2	One Step Closer (Humble Brothers Remix) (FM Radio)	Bennington, Bourdon, Damji, Delson, Hahn, Marshall, Shinoda	3:10
3	One Step Closer (LP)	Bennington, Bourdon, Damji, Delson, Hahn, Marshall, Shinoda	2:36

One Step Closer Parts

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1	Sample Snare/Kick	Bennington Chester Charles, Bourdon Robert G, Delson Brad, Hahn Joseph, Shinoda Mike	2:26
2	Snare /Hat	Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	2:31
3	Toms L&R	Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	2:06
4	Overheads L&R	Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	2:32
5	Room Mics L&R	Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	3:00
6	Bass DI/Bass Amp	Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	2:55
7	Guitar Main	Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	3:07
8	Guitar DBL L&R	Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	2:26
9	Intro, Chorus, Bride Guitar/ Chester Lead Vocal	Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	3:05
10	Chester Voc. Delay & Chorus (One Step Closer)/ Vocal Double	Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	2:40
11	Chester Chorus 1 (Ever You Say To Me) Chester Double	Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	1:50
12	Boops / Keys (Intro,br.)	Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	1:52
13	Dist. Beat/ Turntable Joe	Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	2:12
14	Hat / Screech	Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	2:27
15	Hi Beep L&R	Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	2:29
16	Click 95bpm	Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	2:29

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
1stp Klosr	Reanimation	5:46	2001	July 30, 2002	Remix by The Humble Brothers. Features vocals by Jonathan Davis.
One Step Closer (Humble Brothers Remix)	Frat Party At The Pankake Festival "One Step Closer" Humble Brothers Remixes "Reanimation" Internal Demo	6:13	2001	November 20, 2001	The promo CD dates from March 6, 2001. There's another version of the CD which dates from February 2002. November 20, 2001 was the release date of Frat Party At The Pankake Festival. Lacks the vocals by Jonathan Davis. Different bridge, containing a few more samples and being a little longer. Listed as "Extended" on the promo CD.
One Step Closer (Humble Brothers Remix) (FM Radio)	"One Step Closer" Humble Brothers Remixes "Reanimation" Internal Demo	3:12	2001		The promo CD dates from March 6, 2001. There's another version of the CD which dates from February 2002. Shorter version. Similar to the song structure of "One Step Closer" on Hybrid Theory. Lacks the vocals by Jonathan Davis.
1stp Klosr	Reanimation - Instrumentals	5:46	2001		Official instrumental version.

Live

"1stp Klosr" has never been performed live in its entirety. However, during performances of "One Step Closer" on the Meteora touring cycle, the band would feature the bridge of this song over the extended bridge of "One Step Closer". On Projekt Revolution 2004, Jonathan Davis from Korn would even come out to sing his part of the remix over the bridge live.

Personnel

Ken "hiwatt" Marshall - interpretation
Traz Damji - interpretation
Jonathan Davis - vocals

Production (Album)

Mike Shinoda - producer
Mark "Spike" Stent - mixing
David Treahearn - mixing assistant
Paul "P-Dub" Walton - ProTools enginer
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner - mastering, digital editing
Nancie Stern - sample clearance

Lyrics

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Break…
I'm about to break!
I need room to breathe… (x3)

I cannot take this anymore
Saying everything I've said before
All these words, they make no sense
I found bliss in ignorance
Less I hear, the less you say
But you'll find that out anyway
I find the answers aren't so clear
Wish I could find a way to disappear
All these thoughts, they make no sense
I found bliss in ignorance
Nothing seems to go away
Over and over again (x5)
Just like before…

Everything you say to me
And I'm about to break!
I need a little room to breathe
I'm about to break!

Everything you say to me
And I'm about to break!
I need a little room to breathe
And I'm about to break!
Break!

These are the places where I can't feel
Torn from my body, my flesh it heals
During this ride we can cut up what we like
Waiting alone I can not resist
Feeling this hate I have never missed
Please someone give me a reason to rip off my face

Blood is a pouring and pouring and pouring…

Shut up when I'm talking to you!
Shut up! (blood is pouring)
Shut up! (blood is pouring)
Shut up! (blood is pouring)
Shut up when I'm talking to you!
Shut up! (blood is pouring)
Shut up! (blood is pouring)
Shut up! (blood is pouring)
Shut up! I'm about to break!

Everything you say to me
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
I'm about to break

Everything you say to me
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
And I'm about to…

Everything you say to me
Takes me one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
Cause I'm one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break

Everything you say to me
Takes me one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
Cause I'm one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to…