NÆL is the sonic vessel of Dutch-born artist Renée Spijker, a tender yet powerful invitation into a world where sound becomes sanctuary. Her music is a woven tapestry of influences, where electronic textures meet organic rhythms, and where vulnerability is not weakness, but the wellspring of strength.

For Renée, NÆL is more than a project; it is a practice in softness, a reminder that emotions are not definitions of who we are, but movements passing through us, shaping us, teaching us.

After planting her roots in Australia, she immersed herself in its vibrant music scene and vast, beautiful landscapes, shaping a voice and soundscape that feel both intimate and cinematic, expansive yet deeply human. Her songs carry a quiet resilience, guiding listeners into spaces of reflection, transformation, and release.

In October 2024, NÆL unveiled her debut EP, This Is How We Grow - a deeply personal exploration of evolution, told through atmospheric soundscapes and emotive melodies. Each track unfolds like a chapter, tracing themes of change, resilience, and rebirth, while her voice lingers like a gentle guide through the inner wilderness.

Blurring the edges of indie, pop, and experimental sound design, Renée creates music that feels like a dream whispered into existence- delicate yet daring, ethereal yet grounded.

Now returning to European soil, she steps forward as an artist in bloom- carrying the echoes of her journey while opening herself to new collaborations, new landscapes, and new ways of weaving sound into meaning. 

In the world of today, a world that can feel like it is on fire, her music seeks to create a refuge: a space where hope can exist, where softness, kindness, and understanding become acts of quiet rebellion - reminding us that through vulnerability we can begin to imagine, and build, something better. 

NÆL is the sonic vessel of Dutch-born artist Renée Spijker, a tender yet powerful invitation into a world where sound becomes sanctuary. Her music is a woven tapestry of influences, where electronic textures meet organic rhythms, and where vulnerability is not weakness, but the wellspring of strength.

For Renée, NÆL is more than a project; it is a practice in softness, a reminder that emotions are not definitions of who we are, but movements passing through us, shaping us, teaching us.

After planting her roots in Australia, she immersed herself in its vibrant music scene and vast, beautiful landscapes, shaping a voice and soundscape that feel both intimate and cinematic, expansive yet deeply human. Her songs carry a quiet resilience, guiding listeners into spaces of reflection, transformation, and release.

In October 2024, NÆL unveiled her debut EP, This Is How We Grow - a deeply personal exploration of evolution, told through atmospheric soundscapes and emotive melodies. Each track unfolds like a chapter, tracing themes of change, resilience, and rebirth, while her voice lingers like a gentle guide through the inner wilderness.

Blurring the edges of indie, pop, and experimental sound design, Renée creates music that feels like a dream whispered into existence- delicate yet daring, ethereal yet grounded.

Now returning to European soil, she steps forward as an artist in bloom- carrying the echoes of her journey while opening herself to new collaborations, new landscapes, and new ways of weaving sound into meaning.

In the world of today, a world that can feel like it is on fire, her music seeks to create a refuge: a space where hope can exist, where softness, kindness, and understanding become acts of quiet rebellion - reminding us that through vulnerability we can begin to imagine, and build, something better.

NÆL

Dromerig, duister en meeslepend. Paravision creëert een muzikale ervaring die een brug slaat tussen emotie en experimentatie, geïnspireerd door onder meer Radiohead, Jeff Buckley en Philip Glass. Van ingetogen en intieme momenten tot grootse rockpassages – de band verkent de spanningen tussen eenvoud en complexiteit. De teksten van de band gaan over zelfontdekking, emotionele kwetsbaarheid en het verstrijken van de tijd. Paravision maakt moderne art rock met een unieke cinematische kwaliteit en neemt je mee in een wereld waarin je nooit precies weet wat je kunt verwachten—maar waar je bij elke stap geboeid blijft.

Paravision

Join us as we launch our first open mic comedy show in Utrecht. Fun and laughter guaranteed. Who's Colin, you might ask? Come on the 11th and maybe you'll find out!

Colin's Comedy Club (of sorts) Open Mic Night

Olivia is a duo together with composer and guitarist Benjamin de Raad. With their common interests in analogue recordings and indie folk music, they will be recording a cassette album by the end of November. Their live set is quite soft which creates space for melodies and harmony to take over the lead and move the audience into a warm setting.

**Olivia is a duo together with composer and guitarist Benjamin de Raad. With their common interests in analogue recordings and indie folk music, they will be recording a cassette album by the end of November. Their live set is quite soft which creates space for melodies and harmony to take over the lead and move the audience into a warm setting.**

Olivia Degen

HESTER

Elke eerste dinsdag van de maand organiseren wij de Stathe quiz. Gepresenteerd door Reinier Verhoef. Stathe is dan open vanaf 18u, quiz begint om 20u. Drie hints in onze story op maandag. De eerste zes aanmeldingen via info@stathe.nl zijn verzekerd van een plekje. Tot dan!

Stathe quiz

Peter Piek:

Peter Piek (* 1984 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, former east Germany) is a German painter, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, author and performance artist. He is at home in Leipzig as well as on concert and exhibtition tours in 3 continents and played and exhibited in more then 30 countries. He is well known for his unique voice, his unique style of painting, timeless songs and especially for his attempt of linking music and painting. 

Peter Piek is an eclectic artist who does not draw lines between music, painting and writing, be it of lyrics or books. Born in former Karl-Marx-City, East Germany Piek, a tall guy with floppy hair, just does what he likes. 

That's when it gets good. Just like "+", the 4th album by the singing artist painter who plays guitars, drums, piano and bass at the same time. 

As a painter, Piek created round, revolvable and weightless imagery, and now invents sung paintings. 

After approximately 700 concerts throughout Europe, China and the US, the self-taught Piek is confident about his trade.

Peter Piek sings in a pained, breathy voice, which is his unique trademark and sounds a bit somewhere between Thom Yorke, Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens. 

"+" is a masterpiece free of weaknesses. The sound sits just right, every chord is in the right place and Piek's singing gently coaxes the listeners' ears, a little more with every listen. This all sounds simpler than it is, and therefore is reminiscent of the painted artwork from the same hand.

Piek is not parsimonious with color, however the patterns are key for the intended effect. '+' is a energetic pop record that features a wide range of influences. Fast and slow songs. Basically a bunch of love songs. You'll find a lot of guitar, a lot of drums and electronic elements which is the new influence in Peters sound. 

Sy Ki:

When your voice falls silent, sy-ki lifts the veil to an syncopated world where your body and soul can speak.

‘sy-ki’ is an innovative electronic producer and vocalist who creates Mytho Trip-Hop. On stage she delivers an intuitive DIY live show that feels like a continuous IDM DJ set, melting together with abstract visuals.

A dancy trip from beginning to end, you cannot predict where she pulls you into; drumming live and glitching her synths and vocals till the max. With her transparent storytelling she expresses her visions for a better future using ancient mythology. 

Artists and producers like FKA Twigs, Caroline Polachek and Oklou influence her music and inspire the world of sy-ki, telling the rhythmic language of the psyche through her music.

Peter Piek:

Peter Piek (\* 1984 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, former east Germany) is a German painter, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, author and performance artist. He is at home in Leipzig as well as on concert and exhibtition tours in 3 continents and played and exhibited in more then 30 countries. He is well known for his unique voice, his unique style of painting, timeless songs and especially for his attempt of linking music and painting. 

Peter Piek is an eclectic artist who does not draw lines between music, painting and writing, be it of lyrics or books. Born in former Karl-Marx-City, East Germany Piek, a tall guy with floppy hair, just does what he likes. 

That's when it gets good. Just like "+", the 4th album by the singing artist painter who plays guitars, drums, piano and bass at the same time. 

As a painter, Piek created round, revolvable and weightless imagery, and now invents sung paintings. 

After approximately 700 concerts throughout Europe, China and the US, the self-taught Piek is confident about his trade.

Peter Piek sings in a pained, breathy voice, which is his unique trademark and sounds a bit somewhere between Thom Yorke, Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens. 

"+" is a masterpiece free of weaknesses. The sound sits just right, every chord is in the right place and Piek's singing gently coaxes the listeners' ears, a little more with every listen. This all sounds simpler than it is, and therefore is reminiscent of the painted artwork from the same hand.

Piek is not parsimonious with color, however the patterns are key for the intended effect. '+' is a energetic pop record that features a wide range of influences. Fast and slow songs. Basically a bunch of love songs. You'll find a lot of guitar, a lot of drums and electronic elements which is the new influence in Peters sound. 

Sy Ki:

_When your voice falls silent, sy-ki lifts the veil to an syncopated world where your body and soul can speak._

‘sy-ki’ is an innovative electronic producer and vocalist who creates Mytho Trip-Hop. On stage she delivers an intuitive DIY live show that feels like a continuous IDM DJ set, melting together with abstract visuals.

A dancy trip from beginning to end, you cannot predict where she pulls you into; drumming live and glitching her synths and vocals till the max. With her transparent storytelling she expresses her visions for a better future using ancient mythology. 

Artists and producers like FKA Twigs, Caroline Polachek and Oklou influence her music and inspire the world of sy-ki, telling the rhythmic language of the psyche through her music.

Peter Piek & Sy Ki

Laura Palmer est. 2012 The Netherlands

Laura Palmer embraces Shoegaze with a pinch of modern experimentation. She is balancing on abrasive melodies, floating drones and dreamy soundscapes. The result is a melting dystopian soundtrack, alienating thundering through chaos.

Laura Palmer

Rhodon Cerise is een Haarlemse singer-songwriter wiens hypnotiserende alternatieve-folk een betoverende sfeer oproept. Haar muziek combineert dromerige gitaren met krachtige drums en is doordrenkt met een zachte palette van kwetsbaarheid en kracht. Haar stem trekt luisteraars naar een rijk waar de grenzen tussen realiteit en dromen vervagen.

**Rhodon Cerise is een Haarlemse singer-songwriter wiens hypnotiserende alternatieve-folk een betoverende sfeer oproept. Haar muziek combineert dromerige gitaren met krachtige drums en is doordrenkt met een zachte palette van kwetsbaarheid en kracht. Haar stem trekt luisteraars naar een rijk waar de grenzen tussen realiteit en dromen vervagen.**

Rhodon Cerise

Join us as we launch our first open mic comedy show in Utrecht. Fun and laughter guaranteed. Who's Colin, you might ask? Come on the 25th and maybe you'll find out! Organized by Swar Joshi & Elissa Khawli. MC Steven Morgan.

🪩 Party

Stathe

Colin's Comedy Club (of sorts)

Adam

Maggie

Christie

Eric

Anna

Standard

guestList

Open: woensdag t/m zaterdag vanaf 16.00
Dansen in onze achterzaal vanaf 22u op vrijdag en zaterdag
Donderdag en zaterdag live muziek
De 1ste dinsdag v/d maand een pubquiz
2x per maand op woensdag stand-up comedy

Stathe

100+

NÆL

Paravision

Colin's Comedy Club (of sorts) Open Mic Night

Olivia Degen

HESTER

Stathe quiz

Peter Piek & Sy Ki

Laura Palmer

Colin's Comedy Club (of sorts) Open Mic Night

Rhodon Cerise

November