Patent Ochsner
Patent Ochsner is one of Switzerland's best-known rock bands, all of whose studio albums but one have topped the Swiss charts. Hailing from Bern, they perform songs in Swiss German.
Current line-up (2006)
Büne Huber (vocals)
Monic Mathys (bass)
Andi Hug (drums)
Christian Brantschen (keyboard, accordion)
Menk Grossniklaus (saxophone)
Disu Gmünder (guitar)
Pascal Steiner (keys and wind instruments)
Daniel Woodtli (trumpet)
History
Patent Ochsner was formed in Bern in 1990 by singer Büne Huber and four other musicians. The lineup would change several times during the years. The band got their name from a ubiquitous type of Swiss dustbin and trash containers, manufactured by J. Ochsner AG and stamped with "Patent Ochsner".
In 1991, they released their debut "Schlachtplatte" (butcher plate; a traditional dish containing different types of meat and sausages). As the song "Bälpmoos" (about Belpmoos, Bern's regional airport) got huge radio airplay on Swiss radio stations they became quite famous in Switzerland. The ballad "Scharlachrot" (Scarlet) would increase their popularity.