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Foundation
Nick Maclean's SNAGGLE feat. ALI BROS
Label: Browntasauras Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 00:73:57
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Tracks
(Trantor - Introduction); TWILIGHT OF CIVILIZATION; (Adjusting - Interlude); SECOND FOUNDATION; (We Are - Interlude); GAIA's CALL; (Jehoshaphat - Interlude); ELIJAH & GLADIA; (Magnificent - Interlude); The MULE; (History - Interlude); TEN THOUSAND GENERATIONS; (Protected - Interlude); The ZEROTH LAW; (Thinking - Interlude); LITTLE WANDA, BIG FUTURE; (Alone - Interlude); LONELY MOON ROBOT; (No One - Interlude); ARKADY; (Infinite - Epilogue)
Personnel
Nick Maclean's SNAGGLE feat. ALI BROS
band / ensemble / orchestra
Nick Maclean
piano
Brownman
trumpet
Marcus Ali
saxophone, altoJay Yoo
guitar
Matt Gruebner
bass, electric
Adam Mansfield
drumsAdditional Personnel / Information
Luisito Orbegoso: percussion; Dinah Maclean: vocals; Erin Brooks: vocals; Olivia Brooks-Maclean: vocals
Album Description
"FOUNDATION", the third release from Nick Maclean's SNAGGLE feat. ALI BROS, represents the ensembles most ambitious project yet: a suite of 10 tunes separated by 11 interludes, inspired by Isaac Asimov’s legendary 15-novel Foundation Universe, bringing one of science fiction’s greatest & most enduring literary universes vividly to life. Maclean's evolution as a writer is evident on this 3rd recording, as his compositions explore Asimov's themes of power, knowledge, technology and the rise and fall of civilizations. The depth of synergistic connectivity between the 6 hand-picked members of SNAGGLE feat. ALI BROS are a cornerstone to the ensemble's core sound and group dynamic. Maclean advances his examination of the modern electric jazz ethos here with a crew unafraid of taking risks in the pursuit of collective narrative exploration and personal expression.
Led by JUNO-nominated and 10X Global Music Award-winning pianist and composer Nick Maclean, the Toronto-based SNAGGLE feat. ALI BROS delivers an all-original electric-jazz experience that moves between the poles of introspection & intensity, drawing upon the influences of Weather Report, the Brecker Brothers, and Snarky Puppy. Now upgrading SNAGGLE's front line are the ALI BROS: trumpet virtuoso Brownman Ali (Guru’s Jazzmatazz, Jay-Z, Randy Brecker) and tenor sax elite Marcus Ali (Matt Dusk, Jason Wilson, Mr. Something Something). Supporting Maclean and the ALI BROS are a luminary rhythm section of Toronto electric-jazz heavyweights: Jay Yoo on guitar, Matt Gruebner on bass, and Adam Mansfield on drums. Maclean has strategically folded every member of the BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO into SNAGGLE, forming the ensemble’s core. Renowned Latin percussion master Luisito Orbegoso also makes guest appearances on five of the ten compositions featured on FOUNDATION.
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