Tread are Japanese musician Hiroshi Watanabe and graphic artist/ fashion designer/ countrymanTakehiko Kitahara, a duo who create each track by dreaming up an initial Calling their songs, Drizzle, Silent Illusion and Opacity Omen it's no surprise that their pair's musical preferences tend towards the downtempo, ambient style, though given that every track is delivered with four/ four computer friendly beat, both clearly also still like house (and probably ambient house).

In fact, their unorthodox method of working (Watanabe records the first elements, then both critique, cut and edit until they're satisfied) delivers a fresh take on the much over-used house templates, that's both highly listenable and surprisingly upbeat (despite the relatively low templates).

Like its predecessor albums (Tread 3, 2,1) Tread 4 is high quality instrumental electronic music that's ideal for late night listening or as an accompaniment to daytime dreaming.