Patent Ochsner is one of Switzerland's best-known

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bands, all of whose studio albums but one have topped the Swiss charts. Hailing from

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, they perform songs in

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Current line-up (2006)

* Hanspeter Huber (vocals) * Monic Mathys (bass guitar) * Andi Hug (drums) * Christian Brantschen (keyboard, accordion) * Menk Grossniklaus (saxophone) * Disu Gmünder (guitar) * Pascal Steiner (keys and wind sven Jauch * Daniel Woodtli (trumpet)

History

Patent Ochsner was formed in

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 "

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Ochsner". In 1991, they released their debut "

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" (''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. In 1993 they released their second LP "Fischer" (''

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''), their first number one album. The year after "Gmües" (''

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'') came out, completing their "food trilogy" together with ''Schlachtplatte'' and ''Fischer''. "Gmües" contained the single hit "Jänner" (''January''). In 1995 Patent Ochsner released the Song "Jacques" as their contribution to the campaign against

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. The next year they released the hit single "W. Nuss vo Bümpliz" (a pun on

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), followed by the album "Stella Nera" in 1997. After the live album "Wildbolz & Süsstrunk" released the year after, they had a break of a few years. Büne Huber released a solo album during this time. Patent Ochsner had their comeback with 2 hit singles "Brandstifter" (''

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'') and "Trybguet" (''

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''), this song giving the name for their next album, released in 2003. In 2005 they released another album "Liebi, Tod & Tüüfu" (''love, death & devil'').

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Schlachtplatte'' - (1991) - Zytglogge Verlag * ''Fischer'' - (February, 1993) - COD Records * ''Gmües'' - (August 29, 1994) - BMG Ariola (Switzerland) * ''Stella Nera'' - (January 27, 1997) - BMG Ariola (Switzerland) * ''Trybguet'' - (May 5, 2003) - BMG Ariola (Switzerland) * ''Liebi, Tod + Tüüfu'' - (September 26, 2005) - Muve Records * ''The Rimini Flashdown'' - (August 29, 2008) - Universal * ''Johnny - The Rimini Flashdown Part II'' - (July 26, 2012) - Universal * ''Finitolavoro - The Rimini Flashdown Part III'' - (2015) – Universal * ''Cut Up'' (May 26, 2019) – Universal

Live albums

* ''Wildbolz & Süsstrunk'' - (September 21, 1998) - BMG Ariola (Switzerland) * ''Bundesplatz'' (CD + DVD) - (November 5, 2010) - Universal * ''Gurten 2015 Live'' (November 6, 2015) - Universal * ''Strange Fruits – Unique Moments – Live im Landesmuseum'' (November 3, 2017) - Universal

Radio singles

* Vohinger + Vovor (2005) * Grüens Liecht (2005)

Books

* Büne Huber, Martin Albisetti: ''Patent Ochsner Songbook''. Stellanera, Bern 2004

References

External links

patentochsner.chDiscography on hitparade.chPatent Ochsner Fansite
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