I had a lotta fun listening back to all the great podsafe songs that were released last year. So many talented artists made their music available via the Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet, which is a beautiful thing… Of course, I’m lucky enough to have many more songs and albums sent to me for what we call “special permissions,” but my tradition is to celebrate the music that was made legal for any and all podcasters to use in their shows. At a time when bloggers are proclaiming podcasting as a dead medium, I think it is especially important for us to appreciate the increasing growth of high quality podsafe music and to support the artists who support the art form of podcasting. Being both an indie artist and podcaster, I can see and experience that wonderful symbiotic relationship from a unique perspecitve, and let me say that I do not think podcasting is dead by a longshot. But hey — its 2009, let’s get this party started!

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Download Chillcast Top 20 Podsafe Songs of 2008 MP3

Playlist:

1. Yes King
   “40 Long Days“ (mp3)
   from “Rock This World”
   (Yes King)
   Buy at iTunes Music Store
   
2. Tennishero
   “Midnight Love” (mp3)
   from “Midnight Love”
   (DNM – Dealers of Nordic Music)
   Buy at Amazon MP3
   
3. Dive Index
   “Water in Our Hands (ft. Cat Martino)” (mp3)
   from “Collisions – The Mid/Air Remixes”
   (Neutral Music)
   Buy at iTunes Music Store
   
4. Beckett & Taylor
   “World Of Me” (mp3)
   from “World Of Me”
   (Hand On The Plow)
   Buy at iTunes Music Store
   
5. Lee “Scratch” Perry
   “Having a Party” (mp3)
   from “Scratch Came, Scratch Saw, Scratch Conquered”
   (Megawave)
   Buy at Amazon – Lee Scratch Perry
   
6. Seu Jorge
   “Burguesinha” (mp3)
   from “America Brasil O Disco”
   (Discos Como No)
   Buy at iTunes Music Store
   
7. Beto Villares
   “Rio da Bossa Nova” (mp3)
   from “Beto Villares”
   (Six Degrees Travel Series)
   Buy at iTunes Music Store
   
8. The Grooveblaster
   “Summer Days (ft. Anji Bee)” (Podsafe Music Network)
   from Cities, Streets & Bebop Nights
   (Bopaganda Hi-Fi)
   Buy at iTunes Music Store
9. Kassin+2
   “Ya Ya Ya” (mp3)
   from “Futurismo”
   (Luaka Bop)
   Buy at Rhapsody
   
10. Nortec Collective: Bostich & Fussible
    “Tijuana Sound Machine” (mp3)
    from “Bostich & Fussible Present: Tijuana Sound Machine”
    (Nacional Records)
    Buy at Rhapsody
    
11. Sunburn in Cyprus
    “In The Sunshine (Sharif D Remix)” (mp3)
    from the Podsafe Music Network
    (SIC Mp3 Subscription Service)
12. The Black Seeds
    “Cool Me Down” (mp3)
    from “Into the Dojo”
    (LOOP)
    Buy at iTunes Music Store
13. Natalie Walker
    “Over & Under” (mp3)
    from “With You”
    (Dorado Records)
    Buy at iTunes
    
14. Bitter:Sweet
    “Waking Up” (mp3)
    from “Drama”
    (Quango)
    Buy at iTunes Music Store
    
15. Mr.De’
    “It Don’t Matter” (mp3)
    from “Don’t Matter E.P”
    (Submerge Recordings)
    Buy at iTunes Music Store
    
16. MC Yogi
    “Be the Change” (mp3)
    from “Elephant Power”
    (White Swan Records)
    Buy at Rhapsody
    
17. MoShang
    “When You Come (ft. C Dala & Nego Elias)” (Podsafe Music Network)
    from “Stone Bell EP”

    Buy at iTunes Music Store

18. CC Asia Band: Takeru Ishikawa & Anji Bee
    “Favor Tweet” (Podsafe Music Network)
    From“CABACA“ (Free Mp3 Download Album)
    Buy on iTunes Music Store
19. Lovespirals
    “This Truth (Soul Whirling Somewhere Mix)” (Podsafe Music Network)
    from This Truth EP
    (Chilcuts Digital)
    Buy on iTunes Music Store
20. Kirsty Hawkshaw VS Arnold T
    “Good To Be Alive (Healing Angel)” (Podsafe Music Network)
    from “Good To Be Alive (Healing Angel)”
    (Loverush Digital)
    Buy on iTunes Music Store

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