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!
Mixes
Mary Anne Hobbs – Radio 1 – Tempa Special & Interview – Soulja, Benga, Skream – 17.08.2007
Mary Anne Hobbs hosts a Tempa Special on Radio 1 with an interview with label boss Soulja and Benga, Skream, NType, Horsepower & Blackdown. […]
Mixes
Youngsta – Rinse FM – 17/12/2009
Youngsta live on Rinse FM. […]
Premieres
Tempa – Allstars vol. 8 [Preview]
Tempa Allstars vol. 8 out this Friday 11 December. […]
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.