break_fold shares new EP ‘Tracker’ — A family portrait in sound

Ambient electronic producer and multi-instrumentalist break_fold — the project of Bradford-based Tim Hann — has released his new EP ‘Tracker’ via boutique electronic label analog horizons, in partnership with Launchpad+ and EMI North. Arriving alongside lead single Climbing Flowers, ‘Tracker’ picks up where 2025’s ‘Planner’ EP left off, continuing Hann’s quietly remarkable sonic series built around family, identity and memory.

Blooming Slowly: Climbing Flowers

If you need a reason to press play, Climbing Flowers is it. One of the EP’s most expansive and emotionally layered moments, the track opens with delicate synth swells and sparse reverb before gradually introducing glitchy, fragmented rhythms that slowly blossom into a shimmering multi-layered ambience. The contrast between frenetic syncopated beats and long, sustained drones is exactly the kind of thing that makes you stop what you’re doing and just… listen.

Hann cites the legendary collaboration between Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian as the track’s key inspiration — specifically Sylvian’s Forbidden Colours — and you can feel that lineage in every glimmering detail.

“Climbing Flowers was a bit of a job. It took 3 months from start to finish and is one of my favourites, maybe because of how much effort went into it… The melody in the latter part of the song is probably the closest it gets to the vibe of the track that inspired it.” — Tim Hann

‘Tracker’ — Another Alter Ego, Another Chapter

The EP’s title carries the same personal mythology as its predecessor. Where ‘Planner’ referred to Hann’s father in work mode, ‘Tracker’ captures the man in full holiday spirit — navigating family trips, finding places of interest, fully inhabiting a self-appointed nickname that stuck hard enough to become family folklore.

“‘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.” — Tim Hann

Across the EP’s six tracks, break_fold weaves together family sayings, misheard phrases, and the small-but-defining textures of growing up in the North East of England in the 1990s. Tracks like the playful Carrying On and Workie Ticket sit alongside the more reflective Pet, forming what feels like a genuine time capsule — deeply personal, but with a universality that’ll resonate with anyone who’s ever tried to map their childhood through sound.‘

Listen to ‘Tracker’ here.

The North’s Quiet Force

Operating out of his Bradford studio, break_fold has been carving out a distinctive space in the UK’s underground electronic landscape since 2017. The Hartlepool-raised producer — three albums and multiple EPs deep — has built a sound he describes as balancing “pessimism and optimism in equal measure,” earning support from BBC 6 Music along the way. With ‘Tracker’, that balance feels more finely tuned than ever.

‘Tracker’ EP Tracklist

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

‘Tracker’ is out now via analog horizons & Launchpad+ / EMI North.

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