Birth name Louis Stuart Routledge Genre Dance/electronic Albums Divine Debris | Years active 2003–present Record label Voidance Records | |
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Also known as The Orion Correlation
Hordasken Born 24 May 1993 (age 23)
Chester, United Kingdom ( 1993-05-24 ) Genres Electronic dance
tech house
pop-punk
shoegaze
post-hardcore Occupation(s) Musician
singer-songwriter
sound designer
record producer
film score composer
multi-instrumentalist
chief executive officer Instruments Vocals
electric guitar
harmonica
bass
theremin
harp
drum machine
synthesiser
sampler
sequencer
personal computer
turntables | ||
Louis Stuart Routledge (born 24 May 1993), professionally known as Hammy Havoc, is a British singer-songwriter, producer, DJ, and film score composer.
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Early life
Routledge was born in Chester, United Kingdom, the son of Judith Desrosiers (née Malaney) and Stuart Routledge, who later divorced after moving from Eastham, Merseyside to Hoylake. Routledge attended Calday Grange Grammar School.
Musical Style & Influence
Routledge is influenced by music from many genres, his electronic music as The Orion Correlation is influenced by tech house, intelligent dance music, and chiptune, his songs frequently featuring sprechgesang vocals and field recordings inspired by musique concrète. Routledge claims personal friend Brendan B. Brown of Wheatus to have been a "huge" influence on his music, to have been "seriously" inspired by Marillion and Sublime, and that he "loves" Eels.
Film, TV & video game composition
Routledge has scored several commercials that feature synthesisers and found objects as the primary instruments. Routledge scored Tomorrow May Never Come in 2014.
Business & Career
The software development and marketing agency Split An Atom was founded in 2011 by Routledge, and the digital publication Previous Magazine was founded in January 2011, Routledge serves as chief executive officer for both companies.
Routledge founded the open-source record label Voidance Records with Ali Amel in October 2013, they both contributed a remix of their own to the label's first release, Love Clouds. "Character Assassination" from the second release, Divine Debris, was premiered in Ministry of Sound, London on 23 June 2014, previews of the other tracks, including another remix from Amel, were uploaded to SoundCloud in the weeks that followed before Divine Debris was released on 5 September 2014.
Personal life
Routledge currently resides in Hoylake, United Kingdom. Routledge is a privacy advocate and cypherpunk.
Songs
Carry On PackingDivine Debris · 2014
Back Of My HandDivine Debris · 2014
Chocolate PuddingDivine Debris · 2014