Steam Powered Giraffe's very first album was originally released in 2009. By 2011, founding member Erin Burke (who played the robot Upgrade) had left the band to pursue other opportunities. Since the band only had one album at the time, during their 2011-2012 performances at the San Diego Zoo, the band decided to change this album to feature just the current robot lineup. This included new cover art, the removal of Erin Burke's vocals, and the replacement of the song "I Am Not Alone" with the song "Ice Cream Parade". 

This version features the original release of Album One as it was in 2009, with the robot Upgrade, her vocals, and her song "I Am Not Alone". It also includes the track Ice Cream Parade from the 2011 release as a bonus.

Album One (2021 Re-release)

Brass Goggles

Forrest Day

Sleepwalk

A new singy piece of original music about putting your all into the task you love and doing the job well. Thanks as always to Gloom Shake the Room for bringing the other half of this song. You can find more of her magic stuffs all over the place at https://linktr.ee/gloomdarkheart.

Coming soon to various places
     Grab a copy on bandcamp @ https://bandcamp.syntheticorchestra.com/track/one-by-one
     Listen on Spotify @ https://open.spotify.com/album/6Rac9Az8RQyXqodgu2ispe
     Find it on Youtube @ https://youtu.be/uwVsKnCNvcE
     More services coming soon. Check back for links!

Lyrics:
Oh one by one, they all will tumble down
Drop without a sound, six feet underground.
Oh one by one they bleed a pretty shade,
The red's never the same, pumped through artery or vein,
From blade to pills, to rope around the neck.
It's a thrill they never will forget.
From blade to dirt, it happens so damn quick,
and nothing does the trick like murdering for kicks.

So show me how you bleed.
Oh close your eyes and let me hear you as you breathe.
The last breath that you have, before the final stab,
is knocking at your door
and I want more!

Oh one by one they all will hear the sound
of being drowned... while tied up, gagged and bound.
Oh one by one it hits them in the guts,
another couple slugs, then toss 'em in the rug.
A bag, a box or maybe in a cake,
It's a choice they never get to make
From bag to dirt, it happens so damn quick,
Oh nothing does the trick like murdering for kicks.

So show me how you bleed.
Oh close your eyes and let me hear you as you breathe.
The last breath that you have, before the final stab,
is knocking at your door with open arms.
So show me how you bleeeeeed.
Oh close your eyes and let me hear you as you breathe.
The last breath that you have, before the final stab,
is knocking at your door.
And I need a little more!

Yeah I need a little more!

Oh lemme have one more

I gotta have one mooooooore yeah!

One by One

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One By One ft. Gloom Darkheart

A new singy piece of original music about the echoes of the past, and weaving your dreams into reality. Thanks as always to the Sonic Gloom for bringing the other half of this song. You can find more of her magic stuffs all over the place at https://linktr.ee/gloomdarkheart.

Coming soon to various places
     Grab a copy on bandcamp @ https://syntheticorchestra.bandcamp.com/track/widow-me-this
     Listen on Spotify @ https://open.spotify.com/album/3TZOuIfNnQN6GqMbiopL2f
     Or Apple Music @ https://music.apple.com/album/widow-me-this-feat-gloom-darkheart-single/1717412908
     Coming soon to the usual places! Check back for links or keep an eye on https://blake.so/?l9364

The first draft of this song was recorded way back in 2011, so it's great to finally have it finished. If you ever dropped into one of the Lazy Sunday Livestreams you probably heard it in some early form! The instrumental itself was long-ago-released as 'Adventures in Your Sleep' from one of the Originals albums, but has since been remade, remastered and extended.

Lyrics:
I've got a graveyard that is all my own, I carve the headstones like wood on a tree 
I've written epitaphs for each like photographs from when they sat with me when I was queen
Some say I drove them mad, others I killed them dead. I ripped their hearts from right where they stood 
And some say Franksteined, that I controlled their mind but really all I did was this 
I gave my all and know that I, and know that I was,
But that was purely poisonous and oh-so-deadly to touch

Widow me this and Widow me that 
Grab my web and spin it with me 
Drink my wine, take my Alabi 
Down six feet, I'll sing you to sleep but
So Widow me this and Widow me that 
Grab my web and spin it with me 
Just drink my wine, take my Alabi 
Down six feet, I'll sing you to sleep 
Oh I'll sing you to sleep  

I've got an orchard with an apple tree, I count the fruits like graves in a field
I pin their names on, just like autographs, but still it feels like none of it's real 
Some say I stole their youth, others I hid the truth, I ripped their hearts from right where they stood 
And some say Franksteined, I locked them in my mind but really all I did was this 
I did my all and know that I, and know that I failed 
Wish I could change.... change everything 
But that ship's already sailed  

Widow me this and Widow me that 
Grab my web and spin it with me 
Drink my wine, take my Alabi 
Down six feet I'll sing you to sleep 
So Widow me this and Widow me that 
Grab my web and spin it with me 
Just drink my wine, take my Alabi 
Down six feet I'll sing you to sleep 
So Widow me this and Widow me that 
Grab my web and spin it with me 
Just drink my wine, take my Alabi 
Down six feet I'll sing you to sleep 
Oh I'll sing you to sleep, yeah!

Music to Murder To

Widow Me This

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Widow Me This ft. Gloom Darkheart


I... I never meant to hurt you
I never meant to stab your frickin' eyeballs out
So forgive me if I cry whilst burying your body
Underneath the patio, 'cos it's the only place you'll go
Where the body won't be found
You know I loved you but I didn't have a choice
The voices told me if I didn't take your life
Then you would leave me and that I would be alone
Just stuck here on my own
And I couldn't let that be
I need you in my life you know it doesn't really matter
If you're frickin' dead or if you're still alive
If you were here I'd have nothing to fear
And I'll always hold you near

Regardless what they say, I never meant to hurt you
I'm slightly crazy in the head
Before I knew it you were dead
And I cross my heart and swear
Regardless what they say, I never meant to hurt you
I only wanted you to stay
Be with me every single day
So I cross my heart and swear

I never meant to ever make you feel bad
I never meant to make you cry
And I never really wanted you to die
It was just a figure of speech
I never meant to ever make you hate me
I never meant to make you so depressed
Oh I swear to you I really tried my best
Oh but the voices made me stressed
You know I loved you but I couldn't stop myself
The sound of choking really helped to numb the pain inside my head
That they had put there all along
A stab for every time they sang that song
So understand it's not my fault
I need you in my life, y'know it doesn't even matter
If you're frickin' dead or if you're still alive
If you are here I've got nothing to fear
And I'll always hold you near

Regardless what they say, I never meant to hurt you
I'm slightly crazy in the head
Before I knew it you were dead
And I cross my heart and swear
Regardless what they say, I never meant to hurt you
I only wanted you to stay
Be with me every single day
So I cross my heart and swear
Regardless what they say, I never meant to hurt you
I'm slightly crazy in the head
Before I knew it you were dead
And I cross my heart and swear (Show me how you bleed)
Regardless what they say, I never meant to hurt you
I only wanted you to stay
Be with me every single day
So I cross my heart and swear

Regardless what they say, regardless what they say
Regardless what they say, regardless what they say
Regardless what they say, regardless what they say
Regardless what they say, regardless what they say





Blake Robinson- Never Meant to Hurt You ft Gloom Darkheart

Available on Spotify @ https://open.spotify.com/album/6HCQ0KwVypkwn4FEQagI7I and many other places!

A new hip-hoppy piece of original music all about control. Thanks as always to the Fruit of the Gloom for bringing the other half of this song. You can find more of her magic stuffs all over the place at https://linktr.ee/gloomdarkheart.

Available at  the usual places:
    https://syntheticorchestra.bandcamp.com/track/marionette      
    https://open.spotify.com/album/6HCQ0KwVypkwn4FEQagI7I
    https://music.apple.com/album/marionette-feat-gloom-darkheart-single/1779211507

Lyrics:
I made you, built, split and painted, every little ounce of my love un-wasted
Babe hush now, let's face it, you and I both know that this was ill-fated
Don't think too much or you'll end up like them, like the others in the webs, at the cellar door stairs
So take a second and take a breath slow, 'cause before you know, we go on with the show
Now dance for me... Can't you see... Everybody's waiting for your eulogy
Rip stop, tip top, rigor mortis bone drop, swaying like a corpse in my endless sea
I chose you - yes you, out of all of the others
And this time it's different... I know this time I've got a
New plan, new way now to make you stay
Pull the strings, take a bow, drop the curtains please

Dance for me, dance for me like a puppet, my dear. 
Cut the strings, cut the strings and you'll disappear
Every twitch, every breath, every move that you make 
I'll decide, I'll decide, when to break those bonds
'cause you belong to me, control you in my hands. 
Manipulate you with my symphonies.

Strings tied tight as you fight back. Think you might break free? Think you might take up the slack?
But that's crazy. Every step you take, every move you make, every little breath you're drawing in and letting out? That's me. 
Lips loose. I pull the threads, you follow. Your thoughts are hollow. Your time is borrowed 
And you don't even realize that my hand guides you. Pulling all the tides in, tides out. 
Shh, don't cry, don't shout. That's it - breathe in, breathe out, 
Don't sigh, don't pout. You know that you can run, but there's nowhere left to hide. 
I'm gonna twist your arms and I'll bend your knees. 
I'll make you beg and I'll make you plead. 
You think you're free, but you forget 
That you're my marionette. 

Dance for me. Dance for me like a puppet, my dear. 
Cut the strings, cut the strings and you'll disappear
Every twitch, every breath, every move that you make 
I'll decide, I'll decide, when to break...
Dance for me. Dance for me like a puppet, my dear. 
Cut the strings, cut the strings and you'll disappear
Every twitch, every breath, every move that you make 
I'll decide, I'll decide, when to break those bonds

Listen on Youtube

Marionette ft. Gloom Darkheart

Bringing together everyone's two favourite things - murder and cake - here's killer set-closer with a dark underbelly. Thanks to the Gloom-a-mentary, my dear Gloom-son for bringing her usual awesomeness to the other half of the song. You can find more of her magic stuffs all over the place at https://gloomdarkheart.com or here on the tubezz  @gloom.darkheart  

Available online on various music platforms
     Spotify @ https://blake.so/cakeicingspotify
     Apple Music @ https://blake.so/cakeicingitunes
     Amazon @ https://blake.so/cakeicingamazon
     Or grab yourself a flac on bandcamp now @ https://blake.so/cakeicing
     Find more at https://blake.so/?l5837

Lyrics:
I never really meant to choke you out
But you fell too fast for me to catch the rope
And darling, I'm sorry that I had to let you sink
Into the lake where they'll never hear your screams
So trust me when I say it all just fell in place
And sometimes murder is just icing on the cake
And trust me when I say it's meant to be
I'll bring roses to your garden while you sleep under the tree

Oh I'll bring roses baby
While you sleep under the tree
Oh I'll bring roses baby
While you sleep under the tree

I never really meant to squeeze that hard, I got lost in
Feelings and lurked down in the dark
And sweetheart, I never really meant to stab that deep
It just seemed that you were so happy to bleed
So trust me when I say it all just fell in place
And sometimes murder is just icing on the cake
And trust me when I say it's meant to be
I'll bring roses to your garden while you sleep under the tree

Oh I'll bring roses baby
While you sleep under the tree
Oh I'll bring roses baby
While you sleep under the tree

Icing On The Cake ft. Gloom Darkheart

After the Ball

Die Anyway

Starkiller

An original piece of music by Blake Robinson. A little ditty I wrote as a demo for Spitfire's Albion 3 to show that Iceni can pull off the softer side of the orchestra just as well as the loud. Everything in the piece is Albion 3, Iceni, from the Strings to the Brass to the Percussion. It's still on sale until the 4th of January over at http://spitfireaudio.com

Enjoy my music? You can find the first Synthetic Orchestra Originals album over on my Bandcamp! http://syntheticorchestra.com/originals1. It includes three extra tracks not available online (total of 16) and four Synthetic Orchestra wallpapers as a massive thank you to everyone that does buy it.

Find more of the Synthetic Orchestra on the sites below:
Facebook: http://facebook.com/syntheticorchestra
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/syntheticorch
Google+: http://plus.google.com/b/116523306548488804710/
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/blaketothefuture/
Site: http://syntheticorchestra.com

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 5, Spitfire Albion 3 : Iceni

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I've been tinkering with music since I was a kid, composing tunes for fun. Nowadays, I mainly write orchestral scores for video games. Alongside this, with an extensive career in the games industry as a tools programmer I've now focused my skills on developing next-generation sample libraries and music software.

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