Oxide & Neutrino

Oxide & Neutrino are an English DJ and MC garage duo from London, consisting of Alex Rivers (Oxide), and Mark Osei-tutu (Neutrino).^[1][2][3]

Oxide & Neutrino
Origin	London, England
Genres	UK garage
Years active	1999–2007, 2011–present
Labels	East West Records
Members	Alex Rivers (Oxide) Mark Osei-tutu (Neutrino)
Website	Oxideneutrino.co.uk

Musical career

Their first single "Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart in April 2000.^[4] It is known for sampling the theme music to the BBC medical drama series Casualty, ITV police drama The Bill^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		UK [9]	EUR [10]	SCO [11]
Execute	Released: 28 May 2001 Label: East West (#8573885592) Formats: CD	11	50	77	UK: Gold[12]
2 Stepz Ahead	Released: 30 September 2002 Label: East West (#5046607562) Formats: CD	28	89	—	UK: Silver[12]
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
		UK Compilation [13]
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 [9]	UK Dance [14]	UK R&B [15]	EUR [16]	IRE [17]	NED [18]	SCO [19]
2000	"Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)"	1	—	—	9	26	—	11	UK: Silver[12]	Execute
	"No Good 4 Me" (featuring Megaman, Romeo & Lisa Maffia)	6	—	—	29	39	—	20	UK: Silver[12]
2001	"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	44		2 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.