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LBR 173LP
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$37.50
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 9/8/2026
Un Plan Perfecto is the fourth studio album by Mandrake y los Druidas, exploring the restless tension between light and darkness. Moving through contrasting musical landscapes, its thirteen songs all bear Alberto "Mandrake" Wolf's unmistakable songwriting signature. Human, existential, and sharply observant, they delve into stories that are both monumental and deeply intimate. For the first time in the band's history, a guest musician joins the journey: the legendary Walter "Nego" Haedo. His contribution not only brings an effortless swing to the Druidas sound but also becomes a driving force behind the band's musical exploration, where rock 'n' roll meets African-rooted rhythms in an irresistible blend. Conceived as an album to be experienced from beginning to end, Un Plan Perfecto brings together and consolidates the decade-long journey of a band that continues to expand its musical universe. Born in Montevideo in 1962, Alberto "Mandrake" Wolf has been one of the defining figures of Uruguayan popular music since the early 1980s. After three decades leading his former band, Los Terapeutas, he returned to the local music scene in 2017 with Mandrake y los Druidas, a supergroup formed alongside a younger generation of musicians and built around a powerful, high-energy take on classic rock 'n' roll. Their self-titled debut album, Mandrake y los Druidas (2017), was warmly received by critics and audiences alike, earning three major Graffiti Awards in 2018: Best Band, Best Album, and Best Rock & Blues Album. In 2020, they released Sortilegio, further developing the band's sound while broadening its musical horizons. Three years later came La Suite de Raymundo, an immersive and uncompromising work built around a 16-minute-and-30-second musical suite, earning two Graffiti Awards in 2024 for Best Songwriter and Best Artwork.
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La Suite de Raymundo is the latest album from Mandrake y los Druidas, Uruguayan experimental power rock band. An immersive, no-shortcuts-allowed experience. Following the powerful essence of their previous releases, the band now explores playful and experimental territories with classical reminiscences. Recorded live in the studio with the four members playing together at barely a few steps in between, this record captures the band's energy at top performance. The result is a consolidated, energetic and powerful LP, which includes a 16'30" musical suite as the centerpiece that gives name to the album. La Suite de Raymundo is a conceptual work that challenges listeners to travel through the experience and immerse themselves into the essential. Born in Montevideo in 1962, Alberto "Mandrake" Wolf is an iconic composer and fundamental piece of Uruguayan popular music since the early 1980s. After three decades leading his former band Los Terapeutas, in 2017 he shocked the local musical scene with Mandrake y los Druidas, a supergroup formed next to younger musicians with a powerful and high-energy classic rock n' roll sound. Their debut album, Mandrake y los Druidas (2017), was pleasantly received by specialized critics and the fans, winning Graffiti Awards for Uruguayan Music in main categories: "Band of the Year", "Album of the Year", and "Best Rock and Blues Album". In 2020, they released Sortilegio, their second album, which definitely delved deeper into the band's sound and expanded its spirit. Three years later, they release La Suite de Raymundo, their third and definitive album. Gatefold.
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