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    Written while living near The Beaches in Toronto, The Freedom Sessions is an honest portrait into the mind of this seasoned Toronto born Musician. With guitar in hand he delivers raspy vocals backed by beautiful haunting melodies with socially conscious lyricism that promotes awareness, unity, and peace.
    Black Suit Devil’s debut brings together some of Toronto’s finest Musicians to help expand its sound.
    Neil Cameron, a classically trained violinist, has been a part of BSD’s live shows for over two years lending his East Coast style to songs like “Carry On” & the second album single “Dreams”, a song meant to inspire hope in those young and old to reach for their dreams despite any obstacle or opposition. Wesley Collet Taylor on upright bass infuses the record with an element of jazz, as heard on the track “Bullets”, a tribute to the world’s great leaders in the peace through non-violence movements. John Brand, a multi-instrumentalist lending his Piano chops and Colin Riddoch, a young up-and-coming jazz drummer, both add their unique flair throughout The Freedom Sessions.
    Featured on the album’s first single “Fumble”, written about the struggle to keep up in day-to-day life and cope with worldwide injustice, is veteran singer/songwriter Chris Staig who adds a southern country twang with his slide guitar and Ansley Simpson an accomplished Anishinaabe Artist whose voice adds a sense of comfort to the dark undertones of the song.
    “Blind Man”, with its mystic tribal desert dance feel, is the lead off track featuring The Road Heavy’s Jules Cardoso’s fierce powerhouse vocals. Bringing an Eastern vibe to the album’s “Shackled” & “The Machine” is Toronto Tabla Ensemble’s Razak Pirani. Talented flautist Ross Pearson whose spontaneously intricate pieces were all recorded in a single-take, adds colour on songs such as “Devils & Dollar Signs”, “Shackled”,& “Stardust” (which was featured on CBC Searchlight).
    The album was recorded and engineered by Anthony Sestito at Edadic Music. With his dedication and attention to detail he helped to capture Andy’s vision for the album and bring it to life.
    The Freedom Sessions was specially mastered for Vinyl and CD by Noah Mintz at Lacquer Channel Mastering, who has mastered albums for artists such as The Sheepdogs, Matt Mays, Wintersleep, Broken Social Scene, Billy Talent.

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The Machine


Born into it

We are cast as the shepherd or sheep

Learn their game quick

Or be forced to defend on your knees

Climbing mountains as they lie

to blind and deceive

Watch the gears turn

Grinding years off your life as it’s grease



Open your mind

So that your eyes can see

We’re all slaves trapped inside

Their machine



Buried in debt upon debt

‘Till we can’t even breath

A nation oppressed by a Ponzi

Monetary Scheme

The victor’s all smiles

As the pawns are all left there to bleed

Shackled by life’s illusion

The American dream



They hold us down

So that they could live free

We’re all slaves trapped inside

Their Machine



We spend all of our lives

Chasing the lies

That they feed us

From the day we are born

Our minds they take hold

To deceive us

We’re all prisoners of war

They make enemies of us all

To tear down

Our hearts

Our souls

We must learn to break free

From a life filled with greed

And embrace

All humanity



And love

Every living thing

Because we’re all one

We’re the same

A world so beautiful

So precious to me

Will these fools ever see

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from The Freedom Sessions, released October 6, 2017

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Black Suit Devil is a Toronto-based project in the Folk,Rock & Roots genres

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