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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Feb 19, 2016
    100
    Daze challenges the listener more than most dime-a-dozen electronic music.
  2. Mar 9, 2016
    80
    DAZE is a collection of perverted smash hits in overdrive, a keyed up, obsessively concerned, hyperbolic exaggeration along the lines of Werkflow compatriot Recsund’s recent mix for Disjecta.
  3. Feb 22, 2016
    80
    What it does have is stimulating music that takes you on a journey, something every piece of electronic music should aspire to. In this way, Brood Ma has created a clear success. Everything else is just icing on the cake.
  4. The Wire
    Feb 18, 2016
    80
    Daze's exhilarating intensity is tempered by an undercurrent of grim pleasure in physical discomfort, worming under your skin like Tri Angle labelmate Rabit's similarly caustic "Pandemic." [Feb 2016, p.53]
  5. Feb 17, 2016
    80
    Daze is an astounding leap forward, harnessing an overwhelming amount of energy and transforming it into an arsenal of sonic warfare. The album also feels like it's the beginning of what could become a lengthy saga, with many additional battles to come.
  6. Feb 17, 2016
    75
    Part of the success of Daze is how fully Brood Ma commits to his sonic palette without committing to a singular musical style.
  7. Feb 17, 2016
    70
    Brood Ma's vision of the future may be dark, but on the challenging, rewarding DAZE, his future as a purveyor of its soundtrack is all but secured.
  8. Feb 23, 2016
    60
    When Brood Ma gets all his dice in a row, he comes close to nailing it. But more often than not, his attempts fall short because of their sheer hyperactivity.
  9. Feb 17, 2016
    60
    This is electronic music both messy and menacing. Listen if you dare.
  10. Mar 16, 2016
    58
    The sheer density of his music is its most interesting quality, but also a weakness. Like the panicked crowds filling the streets in your favourite disaster movie, Stringer's tracks run in a hundred directions at once and ultimately get nowhere.

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