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Arkady by Nick Maclean's SNAGGLE feat. ALI BROS

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Album Title: Foundation
Label: Browntasauras Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 00:73:57

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The track “Arkady” brings to life Arcadia “Arkady” Darell, a brilliant and self assured 14-year-old from science-fiction grandmaster Isaac Asimov’s FOUNDATION Universe. After secretly learning of the danger posed by the mysterious Second Foundation, Arkady takes matters into her own hands, launching herself into an adventure far more dangerous than she could have imagined. This tune is a fast-paced burner influenced by the Brecker Brothers -- here crystallized in the lock-step horn synergy of the ALI BROTHERS: Brownman Ali & Marcus Ali -- and brimming with equal measures of youthful audacity and restless curiosity. “Arkady” captures the wide-eyed sense of adventure of a young girl coming of age amidst galactic intrigue and genuine peril.

Led by JUNO-nominated and 10X Global Music Award-winning pianist and composer Nick Maclean, SNAGGLE feat. ALI BROS delivers an all-original electric-jazz experience that moves from haunting introspection to explosive intensity. Drawing upon the exploratory traditions of Weather Report, the Brecker Brothers, and Snarky Puppy, the ensemble now undertakes its most ambitious project yet: FOUNDATION, a suite of electrifying works inspired by Isaac Asimov’s legendary saga, bringing one of science fiction’s greatest & most enduring literary universes vividly to life through sound.

FOUNDATION releases on October 30, 2026.

At the front line are the ALI BROS: trumpet virtuoso Brownman Ali (Guru’s Jazzmatazz, Jay-Z, Randy Brecker) and his brother, saxophone heavyweight Marcus Ali (Matt Dusk, Jason Wilson, Mr. Something Something). Behind them, an elite rhythm section of Toronto electric-jazz heavyweights drives the sound forward: Jay Yoo on guitar, Matt Gruebner on bass, and Adam Mansfield on drums. Strategically, Maclean has deliberately folded every member of BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO into SNAGGLE, forming the ensemble’s core nucleus. Renowned Latin percussion master Luisito Orbegoso also makes a guest appearance.

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)

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Additional Personnel

Luisito Orbegoso: percussion; Dinah Maclean: vocals; Erin Brooks: vocals; Olivia Brooks-Maclean: vocals

Date featured

January 30, 2027

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