Montreal duo Mathieu Charbonneau (Avec Pas d'Casque, Timber Timbre) and Pietro Amato (Bell Orchestre, The Luyas) put melody and mood front and centre on this second volume of luxuriant, immersive synth music. Like a humanist balm amidst the ongoing wave of conceptronica, the pieces that comprise Synth Works Vol 2 were captured organically, live off the floor, on the eve of the pandemic. Recalling elements of 70s kosmische and environmental musics, the collection finds the longtime collaborators roving uncharted territory, ever mindful of their fellow passengers.1 All Rose2 Steppe noire3 Évaporations4 Light Memoir5 Interblip6 Repère hypnotique7 As Fragile Ghosts