Featuring members of Swallows and The Sleeper Pins, Dissonant Creatures is the live realization of my instrumental compositions.  Our sound is a combination of gothic ambience mixed with jazz fusion and rock experimentation.  Our current studio album, Dissonant Creatures, was released in 2009.  Our live album from our summer tour, Scorpio Rising, has also just been released.

New releases from Aaron Kerr's Dissonant Creatures include:

Dissonant Creatures (2009).  Click here to listen to and purchase this album on CDBaby.com.

listen to mp3s:  Dissonant Creatures / Humanity / Jesus Built My Pedicab

Scorpio Rising (2009). Click here to listen to and purchase this album on CDBaby.com.

listen to mp3s:  Born Bad / Giants In The Earth / Head Down, Slowly Onward

I think of Swallows as my alchemy group. Jeff’s songs are mystical and passionate. Our sound is a sonic playground, a mix of elements that lends itself to experimentation.

• Jeff Crandall: guitar, vocals, keys 
• Tyson Allison: guitar, vocals, keys, melodica, harmonica 
• Mike Nordby: frying pan, pipe, trash can, mandolin, sandpaper 
• Justin DeLeon: drums 
• Aaron Kerr: 5-string electric cello

New releases from The Swallows include Songs For Strippers (and other Professions) (2008).  Click here to listen to and purchase this album on CDBaby.com

listen to mp3s:  Come To Me / Days Like This / I Won't Let You Down

I like to think of The Sleeper Pins as my Zen group. Tyson’s songs are minimalist, well composed, introspective, and thoughtful. The band’s playing is refined, with small bursts of energy throughout.

The Sleeper Pins are:

• Tyson Allison: guitar, vocals
• Justin DeLeon: drums
• Jeff Crandall: guitar, bass, keys
• Aaron Kerr: cello
  

New releases from The Sleeper Pins include Keep It Coming Like a Miracle (2008).  Click here to listen to and purchase this album on CDBaby.com.

listen to mp3s:  My Stupid Brain / Songs For Black Swans / Titanic Arise