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1986 is the project of Giorgio Angelini and Cully Symington; two musicians you’ve probably already seen or heard if you’ve ever listened to Bishop Allen, The Rosebuds, The Gutter Twins, Cursive, or Okkervil River. Between the hectic touring schedules of these bands, Giorgio and Cully pieced together the record they always wanted to make: Everybody Is Whatever I Think They Are.

Recording began in Austin, Texas (home-base for Cully and Giorgio) in November, 2007. At the helm of the recording: TJ Doherty—longtime recording engineer for Wilco. Entering the studio, most of the songs were unrealized riffs and melodies written on the road. In-studio collaboration with both Doherty and Bill Elm (of Friends of Dean Martinez) helped bring together the pieces, resulting in a record with few limits in both style and volume. After capturing the basic tracks, the band enlisted the help of other musicians to contribute to the recordings, including Jesus Lizard guitarist, Duane Denison, and Adam Franklin, of Swervedriver.

The whole album is not only the product of its influences but also represents the experiences Symington/Angelini had touring and recording in other people’s bands. Lyrically, the songs are about relationships, as most pop music tends to be. But songs like “Aunts Marching” and “Arrows” speak about a disconnect, a detachment from one’s own generation.

If there is one guiding principle to 1986, it must be to make it loud. Make the volume loud. Make the message loud. Make the show loud. Make the attitudes loud. Do what you want, but for God’s sake, make it loud…

Self- Releasing Everybody Is Whatever I Think They Are, 1986 is distributing their record for free through a website called www.rockandrollponzischeme.com (designed by Angelini and his web-designer friend, Bill Nadalini).

Influenced by the seemingly infinite cases of pyramid schemes that riddled the headlines of global news papers in 2009, 1986 thought they would take a page from the play book of the likes of Bernie Maddoff. After-all, if he was capable of swindling some of the richest and brightest that the world had to offer, fooling the youth of America seemed highly achievable.

With a dash of irony, a heavy helping of satire, and a brief study of Terry Gilliam’s early work, here’s how the site works:
In order to get the record for free, you must exchange the email addresses of like-minded friends. The record is only delivered (digitally) once at least three of your friends click back through the site through the link the website sends them. Please visit the site for the full animated experience.