Real name: Knut Andreas Ruud

Effective period / Period of releases: 2009

Upland's sound gradually evolved from IDM into a distinctive mix of metal, breakbeat and musique concrète over the course of 3 albums released on Ulver frontman Kristoffer Rygg's eclectic Jester Records label.

More recently he's been revisiting his formative years in and around the demoscene with Raster Dreams (2019) and Raster Coma (2020). A full-length album titled Raster Euchronia will be released September 15th 2023.