Editing Venus Hum

{{Short description|American electronic pop group}}
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'''Venus Hum''' is an [[Electronic music|electronic]] [[pop music]] group from [[Nashville, Tennessee]], consisting of vocalist Annette Strean and multi-instrumentalists [[Kip Kubin]] and Tony Miracle.<ref name=times2003>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Times]]|first=Lisa|last=Verrico|date=12 April 2003|issue=67735|page=25|title=Pop: Venus Hum: Metro W1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423033457/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/venus-hum-photos-20030923|archivedate=23 April 2018|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/venus-hum-photos-20030923|title= Venus Hum Photos|newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=23 September 2003}}</ref> Miracle has a rare heart condition which results in perpetually hearing his own heartbeat in his ears.  This condition is known as "[[venous hum]]", from which the group's name is derived.<ref name=beard>{{cite web|url=https://wordcurator.wordpress.com/tag/venous-hum/|first=Chuck|last=Beard|date=17 November 2009|title=The Mechanics & Mathematics of Venus Hum|website=Nashville's heART|accessdate=16 July 2024}}</ref>

Their first full-length album, titled ''[[Venus Hum (album)|Venus Hum]]'', was released in 2001. ''[[Big Beautiful Sky (Venus Hum)|Big Beautiful Sky]]'' was released two years later.<ref name=times2003/> Also in 2003, Venus Hum toured with and opened for [[Blue Man Group]], with Strean providing vocals on "[[I Feel Love]]".

After their collaboration with [[J. J. Abrams]] (''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'', ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible III]]''), and their subsequent creation of the EP ''Songs for Superheroes'', it was uncertain whether Venus Hum would release any new material. Strean had developed painful [[vocal fold nodules]] and needed a speech pathologist to relearn her singing ability. Kip diversified, furthering his interest in filmmaking, becoming a director of [[music videos]], [[electronic press kit]]s and special features. Tony traveled, living in [[Los Angeles]] and [[Cincinnati]] and releasing an experimental solo album under the moniker "Satellite City".

After a two-year hiatus,<ref name=beard/> the group reorganized and released a new album, ''[[The Colors in the Wheel]]'' on July 25, 2006, under the Mono-Fi Records label, which they described as "unconventional, three-dimensional and completely five-sensual" featuring an edgier sound than their previous work.

In the second half of 2008, Venus Hum returned to the studio to work on material for a new album, culminating in the October 6th, 2009 release of ''Mechanics & Mathematics''. ''Best Remodeled'', a [[remix album]], was released on November 18, 2016. From July through December 2020, the band released a series of singles which were later included on the album ''Kindness Rages On'', released on August 23, 2021.

==Blue Man Group==
Annette Strean provided vocals for [[Blue Man Group]]'s cover of "[[I Feel Love]]" on their 2003 album ''[[The Complex (album)|The Complex]]''.  Venus Hum opened for Blue Man Group on The Complex Rock Tour, and performed with them as well.  The band was featured as "rock concert movement number sixty-three."  "I Feel Love" was released as a single in 2004.

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
*''Venus Hum'' (2001)
*''[[Big Beautiful Sky (Venus Hum)|Big Beautiful Sky]]'' (April 1, 2003)
*''[[The Colors in the Wheel]]'' (July 25, 2006)
*''Mechanics & Mathematics'' (October 6, 2009)
*''Best Remodeled'' (November 18, 2016)
* ''Kindness Rages On'' (August 23, 2021)

===EPs===
*''Promo Fun Kit'' (1999)
*''Switched on Christmas'' (2000)
*''Hummingbirds'' (CD and vinyl) (October 22, 2002)
*''Songs for Superheroes'' (January 1, 2004)
*''Yes and No'' (2006)
*''Pink Champagne'' (2006)
*''Surgery in the Sky'' (2007)

===Singles===
*"Montana" (CD and vinyl) (2003)
*"Soul Sloshing" (CD and vinyl) (2003)
*"Long Live the Lady" (2020)
*"Christmas & You" (2020) (streaming only)
*"Dust" (2020)
*"Look" (2020)
*"Whether or Not" (2020)
*"Where You Are" (2020)
*"Sing Like a Bird" (2022)
*"Carol of the Bells" / "Carol of the Bells (Instrumental)" (2022) (streaming only)
*"Busy is the New Fine" (2023)
*"I Feel Love" (2023)
*"Cold is Clean (2023)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|url=http://www.venushum.com}}
*{{bandcamp|venushum|Venus Hum}}
*{{Facebook|venushumofficial|Venus Hum}}

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[[Category:American synth-pop groups]]
[[Category:American dream pop musical groups]]
[[Category:Electronic music groups from Tennessee]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Nashville, Tennessee]]