Awesome psychedelic skulldrill noise rock damage from Jacqui Ham, who had previously been a member of cult no-wave outfit Ut. Ut was a historically significant NY/London trio that recorded 4 albums for Blast First back in the mid-to-late 80s, and counted bands like Sonic Youth among their fans. Jacqui is joined by Rob Smith (guitar & drum machine) and Dom Weeks (bass & electronics) on Distance Runner, the second full length from the ensemble (following their Infraction album, which we listed in the last Crucial Blast webstore update), and this shit is some of the ugliest/most life affirming basement grunt since prime Dead C, documenting the beauty inherent in crystalline, fractured guitar tones and feedback buildup. Throughout these 14 songs, the band moves between blurry free noise rituals, Skullflower-esque drone rock, and drum-machine powered noise rock weirdness. Dial is a real basement mutant, dealing out murky post-no-wave nightmares. Some of the quieter moments drift off into an almost psychedelic folk area while being accompanied by a quietly blasting drum machine that sounds like a giant centipede skittering along cement walls. Theres also a bit of that weird overmodulated robo noise rock from their previous album that reminds us of a combination of early Big Black and Siltbreeze Records style noise. The rehearsal quality recording on Distance Runner adds loads of skuzzy atmosphere.