Along with the improvisational band Supersilent he appeared on BBC Radio 3's broadcast The Wire Sessions Live (2000), where the concert program described Økland as a "virtuoso of the traditional Hardanger fiddle with a solo set that lights up the grey area separating folk forms from free improvisation and modern composition."
Mit der Improvisationsband Supersilent hatte er einen Auftritt in der BBC Radio 3-Sendung The Wire Sessions Live (2000); das Konzertprogramm beschrieb Økland als einen virtuoso of the traditional Harding fiddle with a solo set that lights up the grey area separating folk forms from free improvisation and modern composition.