US deathrock pioneers Mephisto Walz were formed in 1986 by Barry Galvin (Bari-Bari) and John Schuman (Johann), following their departure from CHRISTIAN DEATH, which Bari-Bari had joined as bass guitarist while Rozz Williams was still vocalist.

In 1988 Bari-Bari started working on new tracks with Steven Grey. David Hermon (bass), Mondo (vox) and Nariki Shimooka (guitar) completed the line-up. "Rarities 1989" is a selection of songs from their first EP, some of Bari-Bari's Christian Death material, plus some unreleased songs / versions, recorded live in the studio between 1988-1989 and remastered in 2018. Bari-Bari's musical style and distinct wall of chorus/delay-effected guitar sound makes Mephisto Walz instantly identifiable and unique amongst other pioneers of deathrock.

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