Sassy 009 : Dreamer+ Review

By Shannon Smith

On Dreamer+, Sassy 009 confirms what attentive listeners have been sensing for a while now: this is an artist who no longer treats production as a backdrop, but as the primary narrative force. Across twelve tracks, she builds a unified sonic language where beats, synths, vocal processing, and transitions work together as a story of evolving forms. This album develops moments with intent.

What stands out immediately is cohesion. Dreamer+ flows with a confidence that comes from knowing exactly what sonic world it inhabits. Even as guest artists enter the frame, the album never splinters stylistically. Instead, each collaboration is folded into Sassy 009’s aesthetic. The collabs are an extension rather than an interruption. The result lets the album feel immersive, physical, and emotionally calibrated, moving easily between dance-floor propulsion and inward reflection.

From the outset, Sassy 009 makes it clear that song development is the album’s central engine. Rather than leaning on static loops, she favors gradual shifts with small instrumental variations, added layers, and altered textures. This keeps tracks feeling alive. Beats are danceable, and synths bloom and recede; vocals are shaped, stacked, and processed as compositional tools.

This approach comes into sharp focus on “Edges,” one of the album’s standout tracks. Here, vocal production does the heavy lifting. Auto-tune, delays, reverbs, and effects are introduced progressively, allowing the voice to evolve alongside the instrumental bed. The beat remains full and club-ready, but subtle changes in instrumentation keep the groove fresh, never stagnant.

If “Edges” showcases control, “Someone” highlights momentum. Moody, hypnotic, and undeniably physical, the track rides a catchy, dub-tinged drum pattern paired with thick, hip synth textures. The drop is particularly effective with its catchiness and clarity. Synths and samples interlock cleanly, giving the track a body-moving immediacy while preserving space within the mix.

What really elevates “Someone,” though, is its sense of trajectory. The build into the second verse has a moment where layered synth sounds stack without overwhelming the groove. It’s dance music that understands pacing. The use of anticipation, release, and repetition keeps listeners engaged beyond the first hit.

“Enemy” continues the album’s fascination with development, but shifts the focus squarely onto vocal arrangement. Multiple vocal lines weave through the verse, creating a textured, almost conversational density. When the drop hits, it lands with a solid beat, clean production, but it’s the repeated lyric “enemy” that becomes the track’s emotional anchor.

As the song progresses, additional vocal and synth layers are introduced, gradually thickening the atmosphere. This additive approach gives the track a sense of escalation, reinforcing the album’s broader theme: songs as evolving structures rather than fixed statements. “Enemy” doesn’t just loop, it grows.

One of Dreamer+’s greatest strengths is how clearly Sassy 009’s sonic fingerprint comes through. The synth textures, beats, vocal effects, and transitions feel unmistakably hers. There’s genre blending with elements of electronica, pop, dub, and experimental club music, but nothing feels pasted on. Every sound belongs.

This unity allows the album to move fluidly between emotional spaces. Tracks shift from outward-facing, kinetic energy to more introspective moods without ever breaking the spell. Danceable moments don’t feel shallow; reflective passages don’t feel detached. Instead, everything shares a common presence and weight.

The album’s final track, “Ruins of a Lost Memory,” offers a subtle but meaningful shift. With a sweeter vocal tone and spoken elements, it introduces a concluding narrative. The song’s development is cinematic, bringing the album to a thoughtful close rather than a dramatic climax. It’s a closing statement that is different enough to stand apart, yet consistent enough to feel inevitable.

Dreamer+ is a confident, deeply considered album that rewards attentive listening. Its strength lies not in flashy moments, but in how carefully its songs unfold, beats breathe, vocals evolve, and textures accumulate meaning over time. Sassy 009 has dialed in a sound that is unified, engaging, and unmistakably her own.

This is electronica that understands the body and the mind: music that moves you while quietly inviting you to listen closer.