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Matchpoint Of Our Love (The Beach Boys) / Star Guitar (The Chemical Brothers) put together by The Avalanches (http://snd.sc/zzMLJs)

This little mash-up right here was where I first heard "Matchpoint Of Our Love." This was back before I realized that there was Beach Boys music worth listening to post-Pet Sounds (I know better now). It was on a mix-tape by The Avalanches a while back and I fell in love with it; the tempo change and pitch shifting work really well for the song, IMO. I don't really dig the original "Matchpoint", but this version is a JAM, man!

is this maybe coming out on The Avalanches next album? if it ever will come. These people really know how to take/waste their time, 2 albums in 12 years including the debut... ^^

Highly enjoyable take on one of my favorite BW songs. Thanks. ;D

i don't really get it. it's kind of trippy but i'll take the original which is one of my favorites too. Brian's voice sounds so good and that's lost in this version.

Seriously sped up.

I've always had a soft spot for not just "match point" but most of the song from that era

Oddly enough the speeding up of Brian's vocals made him sound more like his younger self. Maybe Murry Wilson was on to something :lol

  Umm...doesn't that contradict the title of this thead? :D


You know what? Me too.

Okay, I don't dig the original "Matchpoint" as much as this one.  ;D

Which is partly why I enjoy this one so much. The quicker tempo works for me as well. It's just a different take on the song and I happen to really enjoy it. For me, it's also a case of having first heard and fallen in love with this version of the song on the Avalanches mix-tape. Having never heard the original, it never occurred to me that it had been altered in any way (aside from the obvious Chemical Brothers mash-up.)

It's nice to see so much love for the song here on the boards. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, this *is* a Beach Boys fan board, after all. From what I've seen elsewhere on the internet, and even on some other Beach Boys fan pages, I was under the impression that this song was reviled among most fans. I'm glad to find that isn't the case.

One album, actually, so just the debut. A couple of their freely available mix-tapes were passed off as "new albums" by some crafty bootleggers once upon a time, but the only official release has been Since I Left You. Unless you're referring to their b-side collection that was released in Japan, but I wouldn't count that as an album. The second album is rumored to be on it's way, possibly this year, but nothing is official. Yes, they are taking their time, but I think Since I Left You took something like 8 to 10 years to complete?

I doubt this is going to be included on the next album, but I would love to hear some Beach Boys on the new one. The Avalanches seem to have a soft spot for the Beach Boys, specifically the post-SMiLE era songs; along with "Matchpoint", I've heard them use "Darlin'" and "The Trader" in some of their other mixes.

I want to hear sherry she needs me sped-up :lol

I wish there was a way I could hear this.

Click on the link and then hit the big play button.

Their 2012 mixtape does rock, and there is supposed to be an album out this year...... I hope. I pray.

Sound like crap from the early 2000s, hopefully will get a write-up alongside Lemon Jelly and Elbow.