Each 12 months, the honour is bestowed upon two basic Canadian albums — one chosen by jury and one chosen by the general public — of the very best creative distinction (with out regard to gross sales or affiliations) that had been launched earlier than the Polaris Music Prize launched in 2006. The debut LP from the Vancouver electro-industrial crew gained the general public vote, whereas the Toronto rapper’s debut received the Heritage designation due to the 11-member Polaris Heritage Prize jury.
“I’m thrilled to obtain this prize,” Maestro Fresh Wes mentioned in an announcement. “Symphony in Effect is the spine, not just for Canadian hip-hop, however for Black music in Canada. It is the primary album from a Black Canadian artist to achieve Gold and Platinum standing on this nation, so it is a should that I thank all my followers and DJs who supported me. The album is a serious a part of our legacy right here and it is an absolute honour to be acknowledged. Thanks once more. Greatly appreciated.”
“Thank you for noting Skinny Puppy and our album Bites with Polaris’s Heritage Prize,” mentioned Skinny Puppy’s cEvin Key, who simply launched his latest solo album. “It’s true that the album was made with out contemplating business acceptability. It was a vibrant time in downtown Vancouver in 1985. I believe most of our goals had been to be dancing on the Luv a Fair and listen to one in every of our tracks. That occurred! It’s additionally not frequent for Skinny Puppy to be famous throughout the trade via historical past, besides via the help of our devoted fanbase.”
Skinny Puppy and Maestro Fresh Wes had been up towards CanCon class-acts like Sarah McLachlan, k-os, k.d. lang and the Guess Who. See the complete checklist of this 12 months’s nominees under.
Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize 2023 Nominees:
Beau Dommage – Beau Dommage
The Guess Who – American Woman
k-os – Exit
okay.d. lang – Absolute Torch and Twang
Jean Leloup – Le dôme
Maestro Fresh Wes – Symphony in Effect
Sarah McLachlan – Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Plastikman – Consumed
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Robbie Robertson – Robbie Robertson
Skinny Puppy – Bites
Spoons – Arias & Symphonies
