| Intro | British electronic musician |
| A.K.A. | The Orion Correlation, Louis Stuart Routledge, Louis Routledge, Hordas… |
| Is |
Musician Audio engineer Composer |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 24 May 1993, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, North West England |
| Age: | 27 years |
| Star sign | Gemini |
Louis Stuart Routledge (born 24 May 1993), professionally known as Hammy Havoc, is a British singer-songwriter, producer, DJ, and film score composer.
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.
Discography
Extended Plays
| Title | EP details |
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| Kickstart (with The Base Line) |
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| Asplosion (as Hordasken) |
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| Divine Debris (as The Orion Correlation) |
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| Mr. Skip (as The Orion Correlation) |
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| Sleepwalking to Oblivion (as The Orion Correlation) |
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Remixes
| Year | Artist | Track | Title |
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| 2014 | Amanya Amariel | “Love Clouds” | The Orion Correlation Remix |
| 2015 | Lost & Found | “Horns of a Heart” | The Orion Correlation Remix |
Unreleased Edits And Remixes
| Year | Artist | Track | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lost & Found | “Feed Your Soul” | The Orion Correlation Remix |
| Lost & Found | “Mean Mother” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| Late Cambrian | “Ryan Gosling” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| Late Cambrian | “Walk of Shame” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| Yuzo Koshiro | “Dilapidated Town” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| Yuzo Koshiro | “Syndicate” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| One Direction | “You & I” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| Dr. Dre | “The Next Episode” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | “She Looks So Perfect” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | “Heartache On The Big Screen” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| Echo & the Bunnymen | “The Killing Moon” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| Shakira | “Whenever, Wherever” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| 2015 | Lost & Found | “Give Me Just A Little” | The Orion Correlation Remix |
| Wheatus | “Teenage Dirtbag” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| The Pharcyde | “Passin’ Me By” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| GoldLink | “Divine ft. Kali Uchis” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| BrokeNCYDE | “FiRE!!!” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| Busdriver | “Imaginary Places” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| James Newton Howard feat. Jennifer Lawrence | “The Hanging Tree” | The Orion Correlation Remix | |
| 2016 | Drake | “One Dance” | The Orion Correlation Remix |
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 Composition
Routledge has scored several commercials that feature synthesisers and found objects as the primary instruments. Routledge scored Tomorrow May Never Come in 2014.
Production Credits
| Year | Artist | Album | Song(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | S.E.F. | M-O-E Remixed | “M-O-E (Lost & Found’s Rave Mix)” | Mastering Engineer |
| Lost & Found | Throwback EP | “Woman Issues” | Mastering Engineer | |
| 2014 | Lost & Found | Transition EP | “Badger Racing” “F HOES” “Mighty Love” |
Mastering Engineer |
| Denham Audio | High Storrs |
“Contact (Lost & Found Remix)” |
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| Lost & Found v Kash Parmar feat. Kisela Berice | Honorarium EP |
“Haters” |
Mastering Engineer | |
| Lost & Found | New Beginnings EP | “Lana’s Lies” “Heard Word” “Want No Man” |
Mastering Engineer | |
| 2015 | Lost & Found | Horns of a Heart | “Horns of a Heart” “Horns of a Heart (Stratton Remix” “Horns of a Heart (The Orion Correlation Remix)” |
Mastering Engineer |
| 2016 | Lost & Found | Never Goodbye | “Talking Reckless (feat. Sophie)” “Modern Prometheus” “Hot 4 Cash” |
Mastering Engineer |
| Lost & Found | Talisman |
“Back to Work” “Settle Down” |
Mastering Engineer |
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.