Culture Beat – Inside Out

For me, Crying In The Rain is the best song of the Culture Beat.

tou insdie! Comeback after Serenty but not the best, dark and club but a little bit simple. My Favs Troubles and worth the wait.

The second or third album for a band is always difficult if you have already established a well known name in the music industry, let alone if you have to undergo major changes in your line up e.g. the tragic death of Torsten Fenslau. In order to fill the gap and maintain the same mood Serenity gave, a lot of producers got involved to make this album. I won't proceed into a track to track analysis, besides, others have done it and somehow i agree with their reviews. This album has everything you need in a eurohouse style. Rhythms and patterns, vocals and melodies even in the non singles songs, which i dare to say are far better than the singles. I consider this album equal to Serenity in of melodies and potential. Tania Evans and Jay Supreme gave their best. I enjoyed the whole album and i will definitely play it a lot in my cd player

It was the first album after the huge success with Serenity (particularly "Mr. Vain") and the deadly crash by the main producer Torsten Fenslau, so it marked an important point in this projects run. Obviously they couldn't stop given the pace that Culture Beat was going and so a lot of other producers got involved in it to keep it going.

They put a lot effort into the non-singles as well, the voice of Tania Evans has lived well and can be highlighted positive.
For me there are also some negative aspects in comparison to it's predecessor though: First, it is Jay Supreme, whose rap doesn't really fit or is of vital importance in any song. The whole feel of his voice was different at Serenity. He was irreplaceable at Serenity, here it seems to me, however, quite interchangeable and almost tame. Next thing is sound and rhythms: Especially going through this point I realize the quality of the team Fenslau / Zweier. Might be a personal taste, but I miss the groove and the spherical magic of Serenity while listening to this record. The synth hooks I find more successful at Serenity as well. Overall, however, certainly a pretty good album.

Track by Track Review

Intro: Begins with a countdown, then you can hear sounds of an airplane followed by some atmospheric synth sounds. It all finishes with a computerized voice reminiscent of U96 saying "Reactivate Culture Beat" and an explosion pretty much ends it. Not bad but compared to Serenity a somewhat weaker intro. 3/5

Walk The Same Line: Next to "Inside Out" the best single on this album. Rhythm slightly hectic, but has a lot of power and is vocally (especially the doubled "For Time" by Evans - great!) and melodically well-made. Raps on this album are generally not as successful by Jay Supreme compared to Serenity, but for me it doesn't destroy the song. 4/5

Get It Right: No question, it would have been a potential single. A nice gentle-sounding dance track with a good melody. Involved in the production, incidentally, was also sadly deceased Tillmann Uhrmacher. 4/5

Troubles: A dark but slightly monotonous dance track with both vocals and longer instrumental parts. Includes some acid sounds as well. Interestingly, produced by the then pretty famous Cyborg Team (Captain Hollywood Project) 3.5/5

Nothing Can Come...: Intro/Verse with Jay Supreme and oboe are mediocre, the song gets better when Tania Evans and a piano figure s. What really gets my interest in this track though is the lead melody. 3.5/5

Take Me Away: Personally am not a fan of these foreground synth organ sounds (which was better and discreet at "Get It Right"), but also the melodies not so great on here, otherwise solid production from Cyborg team. Not a bad song, but of the singles my "least fave". 3/5

Miracle: Musically a very simple piece held with only 2 chords, although I do like the oppressive mood here. Also a nice vocal improvisation by Evans in "Middle 8" area of the track. Despite that the track does not offer much else for me though. 3/5

Inside Out: Compositionally and melodically the best track of the album and another great composition from the usual good Katzmann. But I must say that I notice here enormously how much Torsten Fenslau (and Peter Zweier) was missed. The whole rhythm/bass section is here in my opinion miles behind the tracks from the album Serenity, seems rather stiff and monotonous, little powerfully impulsive or groovy. Sure, it's worth a good rate, but is still behind Anything, Mr. Vain and Got To Get It for me. 4/5

Crying In The Rain: "Drop the Bass!" - Cool acted drivel by Supreme in the intro. Shows a very small resemblance to Mr. Vain, the two qualitatively are not on eye level though. The symbiosis that Mr. Vain was especially from the arrangement and the sounds is not even reached here from the start. Crying In The Rain remains a solid but somewhat calculated dance song, which I personally would not count on Culture Beats best songs. 3.5/5

Do I Have You?: Sympathetic and fast paced track produced by Cyborg. One of the positive findings on the album. 4/5

Under My Skin: The slightly spherical intro and dirty synth sounds are highlights, otherwise doesn't do much for me. 2.5/5

Worth The Wait: Nice airy house track, produced by "Perky Park" (later became famous as "Peaches & Cream") and also with the participation of vocalist Kim Sanders. 4/5

In The Mood: Pretty much a filler with a shaky frantic synth riff. 2.5/5

Inside Out (Not Normal Mix): The beautiful composition of Katzmann and the beautiful voice of Tania Evans shine through in this acoustic version. And as you can hear, the result turned out to be wonderful. 4.5/5

best track on here (IMHO) is Do I Have You? it's uptempo beat is similar to "anything" from original album (best version) the CD single release they tried to change it too much.