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!
Downloads
Nomine – Outside Nomine EP [Free Download]
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Mixes
Youngsta – BBC Radio 1 – 19/04/2013
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Mixes
Youngsta – Rinse FM – 17/12/2009
Youngsta live on Rinse FM. […]
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.