The name P·A·L comes from the last name of Christian Pallentin (b. May 16, 1966), the founder and only member of P·A·L . Pallentin began experimenting with music in 1986, and met Stefan Alt in 1993, at which time he contributed a song to a compilation appearing on Alt’s label, Ant-Zen. Since then, Pallentin has been releasing music under the name P·A·L. He also has contributed compilation tracks under the name Pro/Against Life, has done remixes under the name S.