American Athlete Post #1,000

I'm excited to announce that with this entry, the American Athlete Blog has reached it's 1,000th post. In this day and current Internet age with websites and blogs coming and going, I'm very proud to see that this blog has survived and blossomed into the kind of music resource and website that I had hoped for when I first established it back in the Spring of 2006. It's been over four years since I started this blog, and in that time the site has continued to evolve, discussing many different sub genres and artists as my own music tastes have continued to shape and mature. This blog first started off with a focus more on the exciting "nu disco" sound that, at the time, seemed to be developing right before our eyes. The site then took a prominent and important shift, finding it's identity as a credible disco blog in an age where the genre has almost gained a new re-birthing. As we sit here and celebrate the blog's small, yet significant achievement of longevity, it seems like the blog is slightly shifting once again and expanding it's boundaries musically, opening up it's doors to funky African, Latin, and jazz music. I often get asked by those who follow the blog, "Why did you start doing the blog in the first place?". The answer is simple, to share the music I love and enjoy with others while hopefully in the process learning some things as well. What I find that keeps this blog's "engine turning" is the people that continue to keep coming back to it, sharing their own thoughts and ideas about the featured songs and/or artists. For that reason, I must thank all of you for your continued support throughout the years that this site has been up and running. It's very much appreciated and certainly not ever taken for granted.

After much thought about what I should actually do for a post of this significance, I thought I would go back and re-post a bundle of tracks that have previously been featured on this site. Enjoy and Thanks Again!

Arthur Russell - In The Light of the Miracle(Danny Krivit Edit) (Download)
Barrabas - On The Road Again (Download)
Blackwell - Move Your Ass Gringo (Download)
Bonnie Boyer - Got To Give In To Love (Download)
Bruni Pagan - Fantasy (Download)
Bumblebee Unlimited - I Love You (Download)
Capricorn - Pow Pow Pow (Download)
Daniel Jackson Explosion - Hymn For Africa (Download)
Destinantion - Move On Up(Download)
East Harlem Bus Stop - Let's Get It On (Download)
D.C. LaRue - Hot Jungle Drums And Voodoo Rhythm (Download)
Bionic Boogie - Tiger Tiger (Download)
Belle Epoque - Miss Broadway(Download)
Beautiful Bend - Boogie Motion (Download)
Matsubara - SOS (Prins Thomas Edit) (Download)