It's been over a decade since this was published; despite all that, it still holds up to this today. In fact, zircon's the main reason why I got into music production!
The song truly feels like it's telling a story, such as entering a ghost house (specifically 50 seconds in). I absolutely love the mixing that enters at 2 minutes and 54 seconds. Just 9 seconds later, and I imagine a transition of falling down from heaven to hell. Not only that, but I also hear what sounds like metalworkers hammering in a factory, which happens so at 1 minute and 54 seconds.
I'm not surprised that Andy won the contest, because this is just too excellent! Outstanding job, zircon