1. hàl is Haruko Uesaka (上坂晴子), a Japanese Dream pop artist and sister to Shibuya-kei / J-pop artist Chocolat (ショコラ). 2. HAL is obscure electro minimal synth post-punk band from Fabriqe Electriqe compilation by P.A.P. and IQ-Vertrieb in 1985. 3. HAL is also an eclectic electronic collective formed in the early 90s by Raheen (Paul Gallagher, RIP 2004), Pádi Stáid, Px (Pascal Derycke) and Savage (Duncan Lomax), who were also active as Black State Choir, North Pacific Drift and Halspirit. Read more on Last.fm