Rise Of Artificial is a music project founded in 2010 by Bogdan Popoiag (UNU') and Cezar Stanciulescu (Junkyard).
The first song, "Ne place", was released on 10th November 2010 and, after only three months, it became the most airplay-ed track on Romanian HitStation Radios, a song that reached more than 4 million YouTube views in only 6 months.
By the end of May 2011, the "Artificial" album was released, including, among all 19 tracks, the "Ne place" song, both versions in Romanian and English.
Along with the above mentioned release, the band extended with another member, responsible for the electric guitar sounds - Cristin Negriuc.
On 22nd November 2011, ROA released a new video for the Sonata in A Minor song, which would be included on the next album in 2012. The romanian version is called Sonata in La Minor , The video was also directed by Bogdan Popoiag and it's parodies thousands of videos with women in swimsuits. On July 9 ROA released a new track that was to become a very popular song in the summer of 2012. The romanian sonq is called “ D-AIA “ .
Rub A Duck now releases the glitch hop track “ Hands Up !!! “ including an impressive music video from their live performance at the B'estFest Festival .
Dimitri Kechagias review: Rub A Duck is definitely one of the most successful and most influence bass music record label. With dubstep, drum n bass and everything in between. Next Rub A Duck club hymn is called Hands Up and is coming from the Romanian project ROA. We all know well Romanian artists who are very successful in pop music like INA or very successful in trance music like Suncatcher and Mr Pit. Now the next big thing coming out from Balkans is ROA. The incredible track Hands Up combined creatively elements of rioting hip hop, electric rock guitars and heavy dubstep influence. Its the kind of track that will drive the clubbers ballistic and will put them in a frenzy state. Dynamic and pleasant will unite the audience and keep them jumping for long. Now Rub A Duck service the most appropriate remix for this bomb and is of course the energetic pumping and rocking Big Room Progressive meets Electro House remix. Energetic to the maximum, feel good and absolutely mind crashing. Its the kind of thunderstorm like track that EDM dancefloors and EDM festivals will appreciate it straight away. Unstopable with energy flow and meteoric build ups and teasing drops to keep you booty shaking and jumping. Don't be Afraid, Its something different so open up your ears and Hands UP !
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