How does a 1000 year-old invention link Arctic Monkeys’ I Wanna Be Yours to Heart of Glass by Blondie? And why has Britt been emailing the owner of an LA recording studio? Find out in this episode of The Chain.

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Featured in this episode:

• The Ultimate Guide To Arctic Monkeys' 'AM' via the NME
  
• Arctic Monkeys’ YouTube Channel: The Making of Suck It And See
  
• VOX Studios on Show Us Your Junk
  
• Leon Theremin’s Rhythmicon played by Andrei Smirnov at the Ableton Loop Conference
  
• Roland CR-78 audio samples via Wikipedia
  
• How 'Heart of Glass' was made by Eagle Rock Productions
  
• How we made: Heart of Glass via The Guardian
  
• How Blondie Created 'Heart of Glass' via The Wall Street Journal
  

Further info:

• Engineering the Sound: Arctic Monkeys' 'AM' on Happy Mag
  
• Blondie - Heart Of Glass on BBC Radio 2’s The Record Producers
  
• Roland CR-78 In The Air Tonight Tutorial
  
• Vox Recording Studios, Los Angeles via Sound on Sound