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
DJ EZ & MC’s CKP, DT, Viper, Dappa, Gods Gift + more – Sidewinder Halloween Ball – 2001
Live recording of DJ EZ with MC’s CKP, DT, Viper, Plague, Gods Gift, Champague Bubblee, Dappa + more […]
GDTV Sets
Truth – GetDarkerTV 163
Truth join us for episode 163 and bring a ton of exclusives! Also includes an interview with Darkside. […]
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”. […]
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.