This summer belonged to Joris Voorn’s fifth artist album, Serotonin, a release that reminded us how techno can be more than peak-time firepower. Twenty years after his debut, Voorn set aside the big-room drama to give us something more personal, more delicate, and ultimately more lasting: an audial diary filled with intimacy, strong vocal touches, and heartfelt emotion.
Serotonin stood out because it wasn’t just another collection of club weapons. It was storytelling through sound — a record that flowed between tender reflections and dancefloor-ready moments, all tied together with Voorn’s unmistakable craftsmanship. Across its thirteen tracks, he built a narrative that touched on memory, connection, and even loss, paying an emotional tribute to his father while still delivering the lightness and groove fans love.
Tracks like Session One and Moon carried a reflective, almost nostalgic weight, while the lead single You & I became one of the summer’s most emotive dance anthems. Much like the chemical it’s named after, Serotonin gave us sparkles of happiness, but also the comfort to process life’s more difficult emotions.
Whether you played it on a packed dancefloor or streamed it during a quiet night at home, Serotonin proved to be the soundtrack of the season, a perfect balance between the heartfelt and the hedonistic.
