1. The Ventilators (founded in 1991) were one of the leading Swiss Ska-Bands. They played gigs with Laurel Aitken, The Skatalites, The Selecter, Hepcat and others. In 1995 the song "Lost for Sure" was on top of the Ska Top Ten in Boston and was played on several radiostations.

Discography
Blue Beat Train (1993)
Golden Love
Orange Flowers (1997), produced by Mat Callahan (USA)
Comin’ Back to You
Pearls (2004)

Band Members
Ueli Otti (Vocals, Guitar)
Jean Marmier (Saxophone)
Hans-Jörg Dürig (Trombone)
Sadrach Lehmann (Keyboards)
Olivio Travaglini (Bass)
Roland Trefzer (Drums)

2. Ventilators is a five piece 'Diesel Blues' band from Eindhoven/Helmond, The Netherlands. This band's name is spelled without the 'THE' in front. They coined the term 'Diesel Blues' in 1999 for their spiced up bluesrock music. Their version of bluesrock contains elements of groove, funk, metal and stoner. They released one self titled album in 1999. In 2001 they broke up due to the fact the singer got incarcerated. They reformed for a short period around 2010. Of the five members only two are still active other bands. The drummer is now playing in Phe and one guitar player in Morton Railroad. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.