To clarify any rumours or whispers, the first EVER dubstep tune was a remix of Elephant Man’s ‘Log On’ remixed by Horsepower Productions back in 2001.
Elephant Man – Log on [Horsepower Remix] – First ever dubstep track!
Posts
Headhunter – Initiate EP
Massive doublepack from Headhunter, with “Locus Lotus” opening the set with an infectious carnival reduction complete with squashed stabs and staggered snares – the kind of propulsive 4/4 dubstep that’s primed for peak time. […]
Interviews
An Interview with D1
We catch up with one of our long time favourites, D1. We find out the latest from the Dub Police artist, and he reveals what it was like to work with Jenna G on the huge track recently released “Flood of Emotions”. […]
Mixes
Youngsta – BBC Radio 1 – 19/04/2013
Youngsta brings a non-interrupted guest mix for Skream & Benga’s show. […]
This isn’t dubstep. It’s Garage.
If I was to take a stab at “first ever dubstep tune” I’d say even Benga’s first release on Big Apple is a bit of a stretch.
Still a little bit more “dubstep” than the garage music that Horsepower was doing, which is basically where dubstep spawned from… http://www.discogs.com/Benga-Skank-Dose/master/15304
It’s hard to pinpoint where garage going dark and bassy ends and dubstep began… it was around 2002-2004 tho. imo.