Live

Alberta Balsam (live) | Blijdorp Festival - 6th of August 2022

This is the recording of the ambient/experimental electronics liveset I did during the Focus Luistersessies x Pelagic Ambient on the 3d of September in the KODA in Schiedam. 

Expect dreamy tinkling synths, ambient drones, layered sparsely with some of my own improvised vocals. The set was specifically prepared for this event. I loved doing this set because it gave me the opportunity to also play a lot more slower and more dreamy stuff, compared to the usual, a lot more banging and energetic livesets I do. 

For the gear nerds out there, this liveset was half-improvised, half prepared in terms of patterns and notes. I used the following gear: 

- Octatrack (for some droney stems, sparse percussion and melodic layers, and as the performance mixer) 
- Digitone (for the pads, melodic elements and also to synthesize some of the percussion elements. 

Besides this i also used some modular FX (mimeophon and data bender, mainly to glitch out the vocals) and a Grandmother with a Snazzy Wow & Flutter pedal to layer an additional melodic element at times. 

All this goes into the OTO Boum for some warmth and as a little bit of mastering.

Liveset @ Focus Luistersessies x Pelagic Ambient - 3 september 2023

Pink Noise 012 - Alberta Balsam Live in Paradiso
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVK1U2HsRHU

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Pink Noise 012 - Alberta Balsam Live in Paradiso

Recorded for STRANDED FM x Red Light Radio - The taste of CARISTA @wasutrecht
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Analog Rytm, Octatrack, Digitone, Big sky MB303, Kaoss Pad

Red Light Radio - The Taste Of Carista - 21st of June 2019

Alberta Balsam with her live performance here in the studio at Operator for the coming hour. 

As her name already suggests, (Alberta Balsam is derived from one of AFX tracks), she’s influenced by artists like Aphex Twin, Clark, Lakker and Four Tet. Her heavy and dark beats are often offset by spacious and wide synths and snippets of vocals, often heavily processed.

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Alberta Balsam [operator live sessions 07] - 15th July 2019

live recording of Alberta Balsam @ the Future Intel headquarters.

Alberta Balsam (live) ╚═ Future Intel ═╗ 13.02.20

United Identities went on a month long online radio tour! First stop Future Intel Radio in The Hague, NL.

United Identities Radio Tour w/ Alberta Balsam (live) 05-11-2020 @ Future Intel Radio

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Bookings please contact: 
anke@phuturewest.com