- Oxide & Neutrino
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Oxide & Neutrino Origin London, England Genres UK garage Years active 2000–present Labels East West Records Associated acts So Solid Crew Website MySpace Members Alex Rivers
Mark OseitutuOxide & Neutrino is a DJ and MC Garage duo from London, consisting of Alex Rivers (b. 1982, Isleworth, London) and Mark Osei-Tutu (b. 1982, Brixton, London).
Their first single "Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)" went to number 1 in the United Kingdom in May 2000.[1] It is known for sampling the theme music to the BBC One hospital drama series Casualty, and also contains samples of dialogue from the 1998 film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
Their music appears in the film Ali G Indahouse in the form of the track "Shoot to Kill", which is played in the movie from car stereos. This track is also featured on the original soundtrack CD.
Oxide & Neutrino are members of UK garage group, So Solid Crew. Oxide has also produced tracks on Lisa Maffia's debut album, First Lady, and the track "Industry Lady" on Face's mixtape Sign 2 the Block.
In 2007, the duo made a return to the music scene, first with a new single "What R U" released on 14 May, and then with their fourth album 2nd Chance following on 11 June. A New 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.[2]
Contents
Discography
Albums
- 2000: The Solid Sound of the Underground
- 2001: Execute - UK #11 U.K sales: 300,000+ BPI: Platinum
- 2002: 2 Stepz Ahead - UK #28
- 2007: 2nd Chance - 11 June 2007
Singles
From Execute:
- "Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)" - UK #1 in May 2000 U.K sales: 200,000+ BPI: Sliver
- "No Good 4 Me" (featuring Megaman, MC Romeo & Lisa Maffia)- UK #6 in December 2000 U.K sales:200,000+ BPI:Sliver
- "Up Middle Finger" - UK #7 in May 2001
- "Devil's Nightmare" - UK #16 in July 2001
From 2 Stepz Ahead:
- "Rap Dis"/"Only Wanna Know U Cos Ure Famous remix" - UK #12 in November 2001
- "Dem Girls (I Don't Know Why)" (featuring Kowdean) - UK #10 in October 2002
From 2nd Chance:
- "What R U" - 14 May 2007
Unreleased singles:
- The Bill (2000)
- Terminator (2000)
- Superman (2000)
- N DIGGA D (2000)
- FOOT 2 THE FLOOR (2001)
- BACK 2 DA FLOOR (2001)
- 2 STEPZ AHEAD (2002)
References
External links
Categories:- So Solid Crew members
- British hip hop groups
- British people of Ghanaian descent
- UK garage musicians
- Black British people
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