Mrs Eloise Trevelyan
Role: Archivist, amateur sound collagist Status: Last recorded on cassette loop Individual Signifier: Known for editing found tapes with humming, door creaks, and distant music boxes.
Recovered from the Mail Bin
Natalie Bergman – Mercy
We found this one in a pile of discarded promo CDs marked 'too spiritual for sync'. But the moment we heard her voice, we stopped sorting. This wasn’t for sync. This was for silence.
Natalie Bergman’s Mercy is a gospel record made by someone crawling out of wreckage. Recorded in solitude, in the wake of a personal tragedy, this is spiritual music with no theatre. Just ache, acceptance, and a flicker of light at the edge.
Devotional Without the Dogma
The sound palette is sparse. Lo-fi drum machines, reverbed organs, touches of soul, and layered vocal harmonies that sound like the inside of a chapel you built yourself.
But the power here is in the delivery. Tracks like "Shine Your Light on Me" and "Talk to the Lord" feel like transmissions from someone finding faith in sound rather than scripture. Her voice carries hope without pushing it. Just presence. Kindness. Clarity. No sharpness. No tricks.
It’s a gospel record for people who’ve stopped going to church but still believe in something.
Why TPV Cares
We listen to a lot of dark, strange, noisy stuff here. But sometimes a record cuts through the fog with nothing but sincerity. Mercy is lo-fi, yes. But it's also direct. Honest. It’s a comfort without being soft.
You can hear the grief. But you can also hear someone choosing to sing anyway.
Filed under: gospel / outsider soul / healing frequencies
Recommended use: sunrise / recovery / whenever you need to believe in music again
TPV recommends Mercy by Natalie Bergman. It's for the quiet rebuild.
