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 Three bands contributed band members to the forge that produced Bushbaby. Drummer Kev Bonett was previously in [[No Big Deal]], guitarist turned bassist Matt Sims was in [[Mudheads Monkey]], and guitarist and singer Ben Mears came from [[Gethsemane Rose]]. The final line-up of Gethsemane Rose featured Andy Mears, Ben Mears, Matt Sims, and Kev Bonett, and this was the band that began to find a new direction that resulted in the formation of [[M-Ocean]] amd then Bushbaby.
-Bushbaby formed in 1997 and released their debut EP. They quickly gained recognition, with Metal Hammer awarding them a demo of the month slot (September 2001), Total Radio made them band of the week, BCB radio named them single of the month for "Tinsel Town," and Storm Radio added them to their Rock Revolution.
+Bushbaby formed in 1997 and released their debut EP //Medicine// in 1998. To supplement the EP, they recorded six new songs in 1999 to make it a full-length album. The full-length version of //Medicine// was originally licensed [[Massive Groove Productions]] in the U.S. and then re-packaged for a UK release in 2001 as //Space Corps//. They quickly gained recognition, with Metal Hammer awarding them a demo of the month slot (September 2001), Total Radio made them band of the week, BCB radio named them single of the month for "Tinsel Town," and Storm Radio added them to their Rock Revolution.
 The band had songs featured on many compilations, with plenty of magazine coverage in //Kerrang//, //Metal Hammer//, //BBC South//, //Logo//, //Drowned in Sound//, //Hit Sheet//, //Organ//, //Powerplay//, and //Phonotonal//. Their single "Skinny" reached #1 in the MP3 gunge chart and remained there for several weeks.