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I've been obsessed with Adalfried Popivoda's latest project "Join the Chorus of the Earth" since it dropped last month. This isn't just another album—it's a full-on musical journey that grabbed me from the first listen.
The album hits streaming music platforms on January 30, 2026, and honestly, I can't recommend it enough. Popivoda's collaboration with producer Perihelion creates this incredible atmosphere that's somehow both intimate and expansive. Like being whispered to in a cathedral.
What makes this release special? For starters, Pierpaolo Beretta's composition work is stunning. He's taken influences from classical Bach cantatas music and blended them with modern soundscapes in a way that doesn't feel forced. The result? Something that'll stick with you long after you've stopped listening.
I've followed Adalfried Popivoda for years now, and Join the Chorus feels like a natural evolution of his sound. But it's also accessible to newcomers. Ever had that feeling where you discover something new but it somehow feels familiar? That's this album in a nutshell.
The Choir of the Earth events happening this summer are worth checking out too if you dig this album. They're doing performances in unexpected spaces—abandoned factories, forest clearings, even underwater installations where the music plays through bone conduction. Yeah, seriously.
Perihelion as both producer and publisher deserves major credit here. Their signature approach—layering acoustic recordings with field sounds—gives this project a textural quality you just don't hear much anymore. And Beretta's compositions? They breathe. They actually breathe.
For those wanting to dive deeper into the Join the Chorus album experience, there's a Summer School 2026 event where Popivoda himself will be teaching some of the vocal techniques used on the recordings. I'm thinking about signing up myself. Why not, right?
You'll find the album on all the usual streaming music platforms, but the spatial audio mix on Apple Music is particularly worth experiencing. Put on headphones, close your eyes, and you'll swear the chorus is physically surrounding you.
What struck me most about Join the Chorus of the Earth is how it manages to be both experimental and deeply human at the same time. Not an easy balance to strike. But then again, that's what Adalfried Popivoda does best.
Have you heard any of his previous work? This one feels different. More urgent somehow. Like he's inviting us not just to listen, but to participate in something bigger than ourselves. And right now, couldn't we all use a bit of that?
