Dream of the Red Chamber

Some albums feel like places. Dream of the Red Chamber is one of them. Across seven tracks, ambientfunk crafts a sonic landscape that is ethereal, melancholic, and cinematic—an album that drifts between dream and reality, between light and shadow.

At its heart is the title track, Dream of the Red Chamber, featuring lyrics and vocals by American poet Robert Fitterman. His words allude to the classic Chinese novel and its television adaptation, weaving echoes of lost time and fading memories into the music. His voice, layered over ambientfunk’s hypnotic textures, conjures a world both distant and familiar, where beauty and impermanence intertwine.

Dream of the Red Chamber

Celestial Voices  3:56
Dream of the Red Chamber  4:05
One Of These Days  6:29
Lucky Apricot  3:43
Enjoy The Silence  5:24
Light And Shadow 09:26
Any Colour You Like 05:13

ambientƒunk: music
Robert Fitterman: words & voice
Klaus Killisch: visuals & design

ambientfunk is the moniker of Klaus Killisch

Booklet pdf 16 pages

Dream of the Red Chamber can be listened to on Bandcamp and Spotify.

The album is visually anchored by a painting from artist Klaus Killisch, whose evocative imagery deepens the album’s sense of mystery. Killisch also directed the black-and-white music video for Dream of the Red Chamber, where only the shadows of people in motion are seen—ghostlike figures caught between presence and absence.

The journey begins with Celestial Voices, an atmospheric overture that feels like the echo of something ancient. One of These Days carries a quiet tension, while Lucky Apricot offers a fleeting moment of brightness. A hush settles over Enjoy the Silence, and Light and Shadow plays with contrasts before the album closes on the open-ended, shimmering tones of Any Color You Like.

A soundtrack for those who wander at night, for those who listen between the lines, for those who dream in fading colors.