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Songs of Leaving - Autographed audio CD

Due to increasing requests for Not Applicable music on audio CD, I am offering high quality compact discs for sale. The cost for a CD is $30 flat, shipped within the US. An additional charge will apply to international shipments. The disc will be packed to the brim with my favorite N.A songs, autographed, and contain a color insert with a personalized note written to you. These CD's are home printed on inkjet labeled CD's and are very nice quality. No two are identical. Enjoy!
Please send payments, letters, and other correspondence to:
Courtnee Papastathis of n.a
PO Box 20233
Seattle, WA 98102
Thank you!
Not Applicable first emerged on mp3.com in 1999, with my first track Infinite Reality immediately topping the ambient electronic charts. Over the next few years through mp3.com, two albums were released; Point of Origin in 2000, and Altercations in 2001.
I've not done much with music album-wise since, in favor of collaborations and lending vocals to other artists. In 2001 I produced vocals with Dream Traveller (Joey Fehrenbach) for the tracks Structure and Headpusher. Described as "impressive and emotive", both tracks were released together as a well-received single through Fade records in 2003. Headpusher was featured on Nick Warren's Global Underground release Reykjavik.
In 2002, I sang on Scribe Machine's album Replicant for the stand-out track Fragile, a top 10 hit on many college radio stations, which was later released as a Maxi-single through Plan B and Tower Records.
The music of Not Applicable has also been in films, from the college assignment variety and personal projects to the likes of "Horrorvision" (2001) and "Jigsaw" (2002). Holy IMDB, Batman!
I perform live occasionally at the Little Red Studio in Seattle, and I am interested in collaborating with local musicians, both to create new works and to add dimension to my original songs. I would love to find a cellist, violinist and drummer interested in performing together.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 20/10/2007
Band Website: http://neevita.net
Band Members: Courtnee Papastathis
Influences: Archive, Jon Hopkins, Hula, Daughter Darling, Dead Can Dance, Joseph Arthur, Alanis Morissette, Fiona Apple, Sarah McLachlan, Phutureprimitive, Pink Floyd, Tool, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, Alice in Chains, Cranes, Mono, FuzzMuzz, Dahlia, Air, Radiohead, Placebo, Muse, Portishead, Collide, Depeche Mode, Damien Rice, Juno Reactor, Labradford, Sigur Ros, Bjork, Halou, Sounds from the Ground, Husky Rescue, Set Fire to Flames, Of Montreal, Mystical Sun, Falling You, Aaron Marshall, Massive Attack, Boards of Canada, Waldeck, Slowdeck, Sinq, Joey Fehrenbach, Paul Oakenfold, Nick Warren, Hole, God lives Underwater, Hooverphonic, Hans Zimmer, Zero One, Blond Redhead, The Secret Meeting, The Album Leaf, Tosca, Whale, Poe, Tricky, Enigma, Delerium, MOgwai, Counting Crows, K's Choice, The Cranberries, Elf Power, Electric President, Head like a Kite, Violent Femmes, Propellorheads, Eels, Elliot Smith, The Killers, Silent Poets, De-Phazz, Gorillaz, Soul Coughing, Beck, Futuristic Sex Robotz, Clap your hands say yeah, Clor, Boards of Canada, Groove Armada, Pink, Infected Mushroom, Destroyer
Sounds Like: Sounds like: Julee Cruise meets Hope Sandoval riding Jewel on piggyback in a darkened alley while slickly pick-pocketing Lisa Gerrard, as Alanis Morissette Senead O'Connor and Dolores O'Riordan play twister while Beth Gibbons referee's.

What people are saying:

"Not Applicable is a spectacular and rather cinematic experience. The central texture is influence by Tangerine Dream & Brian Eno and periodically altering its orientation to Phillip Glass & Steve Riech. My favorite part of this music is the mysterious tension of the hauntingly beautiful vocalization. The Music takes occasional ominous sounding detours into new age, and even flirts with electronic windham styling. But the overall aesthetic is still very original." - The Big Roll

"Not Applicable is a one-woman band (Courtnee Fallon Papastathis) who possesses the unique ability to virtually freeze time with her moving, highly emotional ambient landscapes." - Digital DriveThru Essentials

"Not Applicable's Courtnee Fallon Papastathis writes highly emotional ambient music, combining dreamy tones with an unforgettably beautiful voice." - Mp3.com Spotlight

"For an album that has not one word, it still seems to speak to you; The music has a way of speaking its message through the pitch and emotion in the vocals rather than poetry. Point of Origin is the death of a loved one and the regret our minds ponder, the things that are spiraling around our subconscious every day. Not Applicable is a musical form of these" - Azriel J. Knight
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Vita Arts fundraiser, July 25th

http://neevita.net/2009/7125Vita Arts fundraiser, July 25th Shared via AddThis
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Posted by on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:42:00 GMT

Aniemic Royalty

I thought to take a moment to say I’m really excited about the upcoming Gold show at LRS this weekend. It marks the first time I will be playing with another musician for an audience, both ...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:21:00 GMT

The Senate

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Posted by on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:42:00 GMT

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Posted by on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:31:00 GMT

The For Carnation

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Posted by on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:37:00 GMT

SinQ

I discovered SinQ while at work, listeining to Drone Zone on iTunes radio, and was quite pleased to find that you can download their music for free from http://www.sinq.org/index.php. Unfortunately, t...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:38:00 GMT

Beloved

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Posted by on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:18:00 GMT