Matthew Arnold resurfaces as Mr. Projectile with Fire Pink, channeling decades of emotive electronic craft into a forward-thrusting statement that trades nostalgia for ignition.
Fire Pink signals emotive renewal
Matthew Arnold’s Mr. Projectile catalog has long held a place of quiet reverence in our collection. As one of the early figures to carve emotive electronic plateaus, he balanced light and shadow with rare sensitivity—evident in the aching grace of Sinking (Merck, 2004) and the fragile breakbeat pulse of Pug Times (Toytronic, 2001). His path has remained distinctly his own, and while it would be easy to linger in memory, attention now shifts forward.
Enter Fire Pink, a forceful two-track statement that reads like a prelude to something larger. Opener “I Don’t Remember Making This – Everything Also” erupts through fractured glitch bass, unfurling across eight-plus minutes of low-slung breakbeat layers and seared circuitry. Its companion piece, “Fire Pink,” strikes with intent: a compact yet weighty declaration where melody collides with dense rhythm, cinematic pressure, and rugged design, delivering maximum impact in just over three minutes.
Suggesting both renewal and momentum, this release signals a compelling return to form and the opening of a new chapter in saturated emotive electronics. Until a full-length emerges from the Pacific Northwest sound architect, Fire Pink stands as a charged, visceral pairing—an emphatic way to usher in 2026.
Fire Pink is available on all digital platforms. [Bandcamp]
