Spire Circle – Burning Alive

A menacing dark wave trip with "Spire Circle"

"Burning Alive" by Spire Circle drew me into a dark, almost men­acing world of sound from the very first second. The song imme­di­ately man­ages to build up this gloomy mood, which runs con­sist­ently through the entire track. What I par­tic­u­larly like is the mod­ern approach to dark wave. There is a con­scious decision not to incor­por­ate clas­sic ele­ments that are oth­er­wise often heard in this genre. Instead, nervous synth sounds dom­in­ate, which hit exactly the right note for me. Spire Circle cre­ates some­thing here that feels fresh and independent.

One par­tic­u­lar detail that imme­di­ately caught my atten­tion is the hand clap sounds, which light­en the omin­ous atmo­sphere a little and trans­port the track in a dance­able dir­ec­tion. Despite this slight light­en­ing, the mood remains heavy and gloomy, just as I would expect from a dark wave track. The pro­duc­tion is flaw­less. Every sound is exactly where it should be, and the dynam­ics ensure that the song nev­er seems mono­ton­ous des­pite its dark focus. The vari­ety in the syn­thes­iser lines in par­tic­u­lar keeps the whole thing exciting.

For me, "Burning Alive" is a strong state­ment in the mod­ern dark wave scene. It shows that Spire Circle have found their niche and have the cour­age to dis­tance them­selves from the clas­sic sounds. This song is part of our Spotify playl­ist ‘New Synth Pop Songs 2024‘. The playl­ist is updated con­tinu­ously. Follow this playl­ist now and don’t miss any of the latest synth pop hits in 2024.

Listen to "Spire Circle – Burning Alive" on Spotify

Listen to "Spire Circle – Burning Alive" on Spotify