Oxide & Neutrino are an English DJ and MC garage duo from London, consisting of Alex Rivers (Oxide), and Mark Osei-tutu (Neutrino).
Musical career Their first single "Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart in April 2000. It is known for sampling the theme music to the BBC medical drama series Casualty, ITV police drama The Bill and also contains samples of dialogue from the 1998 film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
Their track "Shoot to Kill" appears, played from car stereos, in the film Ali G Indahouse. It is also featured on the original soundtrack CD.
Oxide & Neutrino are members of UK garage group So Solid Crew. Oxide also produced tracks on Lisa Maffia's debut album, First Lady, and the track "Industry Lady" on Face's mixtape Sign 2 the Block.
The duo made a return to the music scene in 2007, first with new single "What R U" released on 14 May, and then with their fourth album 2nd Chance following on 11 June. An interview with Darker Romello of Mayhem TV entitled "The Return of Oxide & Neutrino" appeared on Grimedaily, announcing new material set to be released in the summer of 2011.
In 2013, the duo appeared alongside many other garage pioneers in a documentary exploring the legacy of UK garage, Rewind 4Ever: The History of UK Garage.
The duo signed a new record deal in January 2021 with New State Music and released the track "Where Do We Go" featuring Leo the Lion.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UKUK chart peaks:
EUREuropean studio albums chart peaks:
SCOScottish studio albums chart peaks: Execute Released: 28 May 2001 Label: East West (#8573885592) Formats: CD 11 50 77 UK: Gold"Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 25 October 2020. Note: User needs to enter Oxide & Neutrino in the "Search BPI Awards" field and press Enter 2 Stepz Ahead Released: 30 September 2002 Label: East West (#5046607562) Formats: CD 28 89 — UK: Silver 2nd Chance Released: 11 June 2007 Label: Kemistree and Fizzicks Formats: CD — — — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Multi-artist compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions UKCompilationUK multi-artist compilation albums chart peaks: The Solid Sound of the Underground Released: 1 May 2000 Label: East West (#8573829512) Formats: CD 21 "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
EPs Year Title Tracks 2013 Quarks & Leptons "Marimba" (Main Vocal Mix) "Kill Em' wid da Sound" (featuring Amy Steele) "In the Morning" (featuring Zahra Palmer) "Crazy Life" (featuring Cash James) "Horrible Animals"
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK UKDanceUK dance singles chart peaks:
UKR&BUK R&B singles chart peaks: EUREuropean singles chart peaks:
IRE] NED SCOScottish singles chart peaks:
2000 "Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" 1 — — 9 26 — 11 UK: SilverExecute "No Good 4 Me" (featuring Megaman, Romeo & Lisa Maffia) 6 — — 29 39 — 20 UK: Silver2001 "Up Middle Finger" 7 1 — 36 — — 48 "Remy on da Floor" 96 16 — — — — — "Nuff of Dem Watch Me" 104 23 — — — — — "Only Wanna Know U Cos Ure Famous" 115 32 — — — — — "Devil's Nightmare" 16 — — 70 — — 34 "Rap Dis"/"Only Wanna Know U Cos Ure Famous" 12 — — 52 — 50 442 Stepz Ahead 2002 "Dem Girlz (I Don't Know Why)" 10 — 3 44 — — 40 2007 "What R U" — — — — — — — 2nd Chance 2021 "Where Do We Go" (featuring Leo the Lion) — — — — — — — Non-album single "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
References
External links Oxide & Neutrino official site