Patent Ochsner has been one of the most influential proponents of the swiss mundart rock scene for the last decades. The band is best known for their poetic lyrics and their musical style which combines rock arrangements with world music influences. Along with other bands from the countries capital city of Bern - like Züri West, Rumpelstilz, Span or Stiller Has - they belonged to the first generation of artists that reached a wider (yet only national) audience with rock music in a swiss dialect.