break_fold drops mischievous new single ‘Workie Ticket’ — ‘Tracker’ EP incoming

break_fold is back with a cheeky one

Ambient electronic composer and sound artist break_fold has just dropped his new single Workie Ticket, the latest taste of his forthcoming EP ‘Tracker’ — out 1st May via analog horizons in partnership with Launchpad+ / EMI North.

And honestly? It’s a bit of a scoundrel. In the best possible way.

What are we working with?

Pushing into the more experimental edges of his sound, Workie Ticket is break_fold at his most rhythmically playful and sonically restless. We’re talking syncopated patterns, off-kilter percussion, and subtly dissonant modulating synth lines that refuse to sit still. The track resists easy structure — it just keeps twisting, unfolding in these restless little movements that suit its title perfectly.

The phrase itself is pure North Eastern gold. Producer Tim Hann breaks it down:

“Workie Ticket is a North Eastern phrase used to describe someone who is a bit of a wind-up merchant, a bit cheeky. The title of the song came quite early on in the production, and the track feels almost like a bit of a scoundrel. Me and my Dad tend to use the phrase when talking about footballers who are clearly shithouses.”

Historically rooted in British military slang — originally used to describe someone deliberately difficult or rebellious — the phrase has long since evolved into an affectionate staple of North Eastern vernacular. Tim has a knack for pulling these regional expressions into his music, using them as both titles and conceptual anchors, weaving personal and cultural memory right into the DNA of the compositions.

The bigger picture: ‘Tracker’ EP

Workie Ticket slots neatly into the thematic world of ‘Tracker’, the forthcoming companion piece to break_fold’s 2025 EP ‘Planner’. Where ‘Planner’ reflected Tim’s father’s work-focused alter-ego, ‘Tracker’ flips to a different mode entirely:

“The Tracker EP is a reference to my Dad, who gave himself nicknames that others in the family then started using. ‘Tracker’ is a reference to his persona when on holiday or away from work. If we were on holiday and were trying to find a place of interest, he’d be in Tracker mode. Planner is when my Dad was at work.”

Across the EP, break_fold stitches together family sayings, misheard phrases and the small but defining details of growing up in the North East of England in the 1990s. Think: deeply personal, but with that universally resonant quality — the kind of stuff that hits you right in the childhood memory bank.

Already previewed singles Carrying On and Pet are out now if you need to get ahead of the curve.

Listen to Carrying On
Listen to Pet

Who is break_fold?

Operating out of his Bradford studio, break_fold (aka Hartlepool-raised Tim Hann) has been steadily carving out a distinctive corner of the UK’s underground electronic landscape since debuting in 2017. Three albums and several EPs deep, his work sits somewhere in the space between “pessimism and optimism in equal measure” — his words, and we’d say that tracks. With BBC 6 Music support and a growing rep for boundary-pushing production, he’s one of the North’s most compelling electronic artists right now.

‘Tracker’ EP tracklist

1. Climbing Flowers
2. Pet
3. This Concept Of Sharing
4. Every Penny’s A Prisoner
5. Workie Ticket
6. Carrying On

‘Tracker’ is out 1st May 2026 via analog horizons & Launchpad+ / EMI North.

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