In an age when parties are started by pressing “play” on a MacBook, and partygoers are more often glued to their smartphones than to each other, House of Soul is remixing the concept of a dance party, playing pulsating music like a DJ would – but with real instruments – to create a personal and intimate approach to making a crowd sweat.

In live shows, the six-piece House of Soul takes a cue on keeping a party going from dance DJs and go go bands by weaving improvised grooves, "remixes" of classic selections, and original tunes into non-stop, thumping sets for an uninterrupted experience of grooviness – turning listeners into dancers and making the dancers the seventh band member. The album title, “Let’s Move,” reflects the band’s mantra of fostering free expression, uninhibited movement and community.

House of Soul is the brainchild of veteran bassist and bandleader Matt Grason. His 20-year music career portrays diverse tastes and interests, playing with indie klezmer mavens One Ring Zero, Virginia rocke