Spaceman (mixtape)

Spaceman (stylized as SPACEMAN)^[3] is a 2018 mixtape by Octavian. It includes guest appearances from Krimbo, Suspect, Swift, and A2.^[4] The cover art was created by Virgil Abloh, Armin Druzanovic, and Michael Phan.^[5] Music videos were created for "Revenge",^[6] "Here Is Not Safe",^[7] and "Move Faster".^[8] The mixtape peaked at number 98 on the UK Albums Chart.^[9]

Spaceman
Mixtape by Octavian
Released	10 September 2018 (2018-09-10)^[1]
Genre	Grime^[2]
Length	36:48
Label	Black Butter
Octavian chronology
Essie World (2017) Spaceman (2018) Endorphins (2019)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100^[10]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	8/10^[11]
The Guardian	^[2]
Pitchfork	8.0/10^[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the mixtape received an average score of 81, based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".^[10]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
NME	Albums of the Year 2018	79	^[13]
Noisey	100 Best Albums of 2018	29	^[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Scared"	1:07
2.	"Sleep" (featuring Krimbo)	2:46
3.	"Don't Cry"	2:22
4.	"Stand Down"	2:43
5.	"This Is My World"	3:19
6.	"Build"	2:24
7.	"Break That" (featuring Suspect)	2:40
8.	"Move Faster"	3:19
9.	"Here Is Not Safe"	2:00
10.	"54321" (featuring Swift)	2:53
11.	"Revenge"	1:42
12.	"Lightning"	3:55
13.	"You See It?"	2:11
14.	"Think Twice" (featuring A2)	3:20

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	98
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[15]	35

References

1. Murray, Robin (3 September 2018). "Octavian Launches New 'Spaceman' Mixtape". Clash. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
2. Empire, Kitty (16 September 2018). "Octavian: Spaceman review – bittersweet grime bangers". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
3. Holmes, Charles (10 September 2018). "Octavian's New Mixtape 'SPACEMAN' Shows Why He Inspired Drake's 'Scorpion'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
4. Monroe, Jazz (3 September 2018). "Octavian Announces Spaceman Mixtape, Shares Video for New Song: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
5. Hussein, Wandera (3 September 2018). "Octavian announces new Spaceman mixtape". The Fader. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
6. Keith, James (3 September 2018). "Octavian Announces 'Spaceman' Mixtape With New Video For "Revenge"". Complex. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
7. Darville, Jordan (25 October 2018). "Octavian shares "Here Is Not Safe" video". The Fader. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
8. Darville, Jordan (13 December 2018). "Octavian goes for a spin in the "Move Faster" video". The Fader. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
10. "Spaceman (Mixtape) by Octavian". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
11. McKeon, Angus (24 September 2018). "Octavian - SPACEMAN". Clash. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
12. Thapar, Ciaran (13 September 2018). "Octavian: SPACEMAN". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
13. Smith, Thomas (13 December 2018). "NME's Albums Of The Year 2018". NME. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
14. Joyce, Colin (5 December 2018). "The 100 Best Albums of 2018". Noisey. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
15. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2018.