Oxide & Neutrino

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Oxide & Neutrino is the joint music project of British DJ Alex Rivers (Oxide) and rapper Mark Oseitutu (Neutrino).

Career

The two musicians met on a pirate station in London . In April 2000, the duo's debut single was released under the title Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty) . The track contains samples of the theme song from the BBC hospital series Casualty . Oxide & Neutrino combined breakbeats with rap parts and electronic music and revolutionized the previous sound of the British garage house .

The single immediately hit number one on the UK charts. The debut album Execute , released a short time later, was also a success.

In 2001 the two joined the garage collective So Solid Crew . A second album was released in October 2002.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
UK UK
2001 Execute UK11
gold
gold

(25 weeks)UK
First published: May 2001
2002 2 Stepz Ahead UK28
silver
silver

(3 weeks)UK
First published: September 2002

more publishments

  • 2000: The Solid Sound of the Underground
  • 2007: 2nd chance
  • 2013: Quarks & Leptons (EP)

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
UK UK
2000 Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)
Execute
UK1
silver
silver

(16 weeks)UK
First published: April 2000
No Good 4 Me
Execute
UK6th
silver
silver

(11 weeks)UK
First release: December 2000
feat. Megaman
2001 Up Middle Finger
Execute
UK7 (10 weeks)
UK
First published: May 2001
Remy on Da Floor
Execute
UK96 (1 week)
UK
First published: May 2001
Devil's Nightmare
Execute
UK16 (5 weeks)
UK
First published: July 2001
Rap Dis / Only Wanna Know U Cos Ure Famous
2 Stepz Ahead
UK12 (8 weeks)
UK
First published: November 2001
2002 Dem Girlz (I Don't Know Why)
2 Stepz Ahead
UK10 (7 weeks)
UK
First release: September 2002
feat. Kowdean

Individual evidence

  1. a b Chart sources: UK
  2. Music Sales Awards: UK