Living on "SharkWork Island": The Art of Frutiger Aero Drum & Bass

In this episode of FrankJavCee FM, I sit down with producer and multi-instrumentalist Sharkwork to talk about Frutiger Aero, weird DIY technology, internet burnout, and learning how to make music for fun again. Sharkwork shows me how his love for early-2000s aesthetics — PS2 water graphics, Windows Vista glass, translucent electronics, and that weird optimistic vision of the future — eventually became its own musical universe. We also get into his 3D-printed Millennium Player, buying old keyboards from Goodwill, performing electronic music inside laser tag arenas, touring and busking out of a camper van, and what he learned from spending eight years around underground music scenes in China. Sharkwork Bandcamp: https://sharkwork.bandcamp.com/ Instagram:   / sharkwork.2k69   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/58Qvc... Soundcloud:   / sharkwork2k69   YouTube:    / @sharkwork2k69   Chapters 00:00 Welcome to FrankJavCeeFM: Shark Work Island & 2000s Aesthetics 05:10 The CRT Garage & Building the 3D-Printed "Millennium Player" 18:25 Beating the Fear of Rejection & Algorithmic Pressure 23:55 DIY Goodwill Synths & Why Imperfection Saves Live Music 35:50 The Ceramic Huaca Flute & Unmasking the Viral Prank 41:50 8 Years in China's Underground Music Scene 48:50 Why Instrumental Music? (Escaping the Trap of Words) 54:26 Live Performance: Polyharmonic Huaca Flute 57:40 Retro Handheld Gaming & Chiptune on Little Sound DJ 01:02:40 Escaping the Modern Internet's "Cortisol Building" 01:06:15 Liminal Spaces, Pool Rooms & Frutiger Aero Living 01:10:15 Frank’s Viral Fake-News Prank & Sampling Vintage Tech 01:22:40 The Sims Soundtrack, Highway Drives & Tricking Time 01:31:15 Busking Out of a Camper Van & Spreading Joy