~ About The Story ~

My campfire story is drawn from an impressionable era in my music listening past. Many of these songs had a direct influence on my music making, as they achieve the great depth in sound and atmosphere that I have always strived for in my own work. The result of tying them together for this mix is like a time-capsule I sent to myself from long ago. The title refers not only to one of the opening songs, but also to the refuge that a fire offers when night and cold descend on my alpine camp during a backpacking trip. - Tomas Jirku

Campfire Stories 12 (A Warm Place) by @tomasjirku (Vancouver)

~ Chapters ~

1. Biosphere - Sphere of No-Form [1997]
2. Nine Inch Nails - A Warm Place [1994]
3. Labradford - Battered [1996]
4. Polmo Polpo - Low Breathing [2002]
5. Polmo Polpo - Rottura [2002]
6. Various Artists - N0.3 (Debit) [1997]
7. Dot Wiggin - Untitled [2000]
8. Signer - A1 [2000]
9. Son.Sine - Upekah [2000]
10. Geoff White - Hopeless Romantic [2001]
11. Maus & Stolle - Adore [1997]
12. Federsen - 16 Moons [2011]
13. Der Zyklus - Formenverwandler [2001]
14. Theorem - Fallout [1999]
15. Tampopo - Oxygen Lazy [2005]
16. T++ - Storm [2006]
17. Chris Gray - Brink of Insanity [2000]
18. Dean Decosta - Precursor [2000]
19. Convextion - Crawling & Hungry [2000]
20. Thor - Aliens Don't Boogie [1999]
21. Mr. James Barth & A.D. - Above the Skyline [1998]
22. Mathew Jonson - Typerope [2003]
23. Havantepe - Steady State [2013]
24. Heib - Tage Denach [2003]
25. Vladislav Delay - Heko [1999]
26. G-Man - Quo Vadis [1996]
27. Round Four - Find a Way [1998]
28. Burger/Ink - Twelve Miles High [1996]
29. Advanced Dreams - Blurred Trip [2015]
30. Pub - Summer [2000]
31. Tinkertoy - I Understand Why You Want To Move To Montreal [2002]
32. Philip Glass - Facades [1983]
33. Biosphere - Genkai [2011]
34. Global Communication - 9:25 [1994]
35. Dettinger - Untitled [1999]
36. Autechre - Krib [1997]
37. Bohren Und Der Club of Gore - Midnight Black Earth [2002]
38. David Bowie - Crystal Japan [1980]

Cover photo by Tomas Jirku

~ Notes ~

Campfire Stories is a mix series by friends of Silent Season. The focus of the series is on storytelling through deeper electronic music. Artists weave together narratives using the emotional characteristics of ambient and techno music.

Thanks to all the artists and labels whose sounds help tell the story.

Thank you for listening.


Campfire Stories 12 (A Warm Place) by Tomas Jirku

Silent Season is a music label influenced by the natural surroundings of British Columbia, Canada. The sounds of Silent Season grew out of the connection between deep ethereal music and the mossy rain forests of Vancouver Island. A soundtrack to some of the most radiant and aural beauty in the world.

Sharing a vision with a family of artists from around the world, we hope you enjoy what you hear. Sit back, close your eyes and listen.