Mal refers to multiple artists: 1) MAL were a dark new wave/post punk band from California in the early 80s who later became the Phantom Surfers 2) Mal were also a funk soul acid jazz group based in London in the 1990s. Mal had a residency at the Jazz Cafe in Camden Town and played regularly at venues around London. We produced a number of EPs. Mal and Ben from the band went on to join the hugely successful group 'Faithless'. MAL were originally called 'Mal and the Rest' 3) Mal, besides being a barely scrobbled artist, is an underground .