Review Fix Exclusive: Alterpodes’ Reyson Morales and Harry Adams Talk Origin in Music And Goals And More

Review Fix chats with Alterpodes’ Reyson Morales and Harry Adams, who discuss their origin in music and more.

Review Fix: How did the project start?

RM: Me and Harry met online around the beginning of the pandemic and I started sharing some song ideas that I had recorded music for previously back home in Puerto Rico.  Harry came up with new lyrics and melodies for them and the result was just amazing so we decided to carry on!

HA: I then brought a few songs to the table too  and we started meeting up in Kentish Town to rehearse with our drummer Robinson who’s now also involved creatively.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

RM: Sometimes I just get this melody in my head- I record it on my phone just humming it with my voice and then I set some guitar chords to it and start recording.  I usually do all the drums and bass with keyboards and samples and later replace them with real instruments later but sometimes we like how the sampled drums sound so we just use those at the end. Each time it can be a different process – it just depends on the inspiration and place.

HA: Inspiration comes from different things – could be anything – a news story, a tv series, another piece of music.  Anything with an emotional resonance.  My songwriting tends to be about an emotional journey, either mine or someone else’s.

Review Fix: What’s your standout song? How was it written?

RM: I love Retro-Psycho because the original idea I recorded was in spanish and it had this sort of dark and mysterious vibe to it which went well with the way I was feeling at the time and when Harry did the vocals in english I totally loved it because he really captured the feel and message in the lyrics of the original idea, I sort of like things that are a bit dark and moody or obscure.

HA: It was the first time I’d taken inspiration from a TV show so it was a bit of an experiment in terms of songwriting specifically with respect to the lyrics.  But I think I wasn’t overly literal so it’s still relatable.  We have some new songs in the pipeline too which we’re pretty excited about sharing.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2021?

RM: We want to tour and put out more songs! We have so many now – some still in the works but also some finished which we will be releasing soon – so stay tuned!

Review Fix: How do you want your music to affect people?

RM: I think of music sort of like a spiritual experience, when I go to a concert is like going to church or something like that, I want people to be moved and for that moment be transported.

HA: yeah live music at its best can do that in a way that nothing else can.  Really connect with people on multiple levels.  And it’s definitely been missing this last year so I’d like to think we can be part of bringing it back.

Review Fix: What’s next?

RM: We are getting ready to release more singles and just keep doing what we have been doing, recording and writing more material.  

HA: Equally important at this stage is playing live so we’re shifting our focus onto that going forward.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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