The House of Harley

Unreleased tracks by Pestrepeller and Mystery Dick were heard last Thursday during Stand-up Comics, a special edition of Strip, Resonance FM’s weekly delve into the world of comic books. This week’s show was compiled and presented by Gemma Cantlow, editor of Layby Perk, and featured music and spoken word recordings by small press cartoonists such as Daniel Locke, Sylvie Wynn and Steven Tillotson.

You can hear the show now: part 1 and part 2 (we’re in part 2).

Sad to report that both Mystery Dick and Pestrepeller have ceased musical activities, although that’s not to say you’ve heard the last of us, as there’s a substantial backlog of recorded material worthy of being made public. The Pestrepeller / My Cat Is An Alien picture disc appears to be stuck in limbo, but you can hear excerpts from two as-yet-unreleased albums – Pestrepeller’s Alphabet of Daggers and Mystery Dick’s Single Angel – on Resonance 104.4 FM this coming Thursday.

The tracks will feature in the weekly comics programme, Strip, this week’s theme being “Stand Up Comics: Music and Performance by Small Press Artists and Writers”. Tune in at 5pm on the radio (if you’re in London) or on the Internet (if you’re not).