Discography
- Songs about people and buildings (1992); independent cassette; out of print.
- Path of a body (1994); Veda’s first full length CD made with Stephen Nikleva, Steve Lazin, and Martin Walton
- Spine (1996); Veda’s dark pop record. Made with a fine cast of Canadian musicians.
- Live at Women in (E)Motion (1997); a document of two performances in Bremen, Germany
- Here is a picture (Songs for E Carr) (1998); a song cycle about the Canadian painter Emily Carr. Commissioned by Mascall Dance as the score for their choreography "The Brutal Telling". All the lyrics on the record were taken from Ms. Carr's journals, letters, and published writings. This is one of the most beautiful musical journeys.
- You do not live in this world alone (1999); an epic band recording. A collection of fairy tales for adults.
- Field Study (2001); A solo album of songs about science and nature. Half of the album is entitled 'Yukon Suite', written about a 3 week journey to the Canadian territory.
- Silver (2002); song cycle written for the Vancouver Folk Music Festival's 25th anniversary. Performed live July 20, 2002, with video by Shawn Chappelle and many guests. Made as a limited edition of 500, out of print. Hille re-released each track one at a time on her official website in 2007.
- Auditorium (2002); live recording of Veda and her band and guests, taken from two nights at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre.
- Escape Songs (2004); minimalist computer manipulated album of tiny songs, made with Christof Migone, at yearly meetings in their homes between 2000 and 2004.
- Return of the Kildeer (2005); with guests Dan Goldman, Nick Krgovich and Larissa Loyva of P:ano, John Millard, Patsy Klein, Kim Barlow, Suzie Ungerleider, Cam Giroux, Ford Pier, Brian Traver-Smith, Ida Nilsen, Barry Mirochnick, Selina Martin and Christine Duncan. Hille's first release on Ape Records, helmed by Andy Partridge.
- This Riot Life (2008); released in Canada March 9, 2008, released worldwide in May 2008. Studio recording with a full band. Composed mainly around edited Christian hymns, and reflecting on personal tragedy. The song 'Oh, Come On!' is composed entirely of the first lines of hymns. This album was on the long-list for the 2008 Polaris Prize. The instrumental section in "Lucklucky" uses the melody from an earlier song, "Where Am I From?" Two other songs, "The Laboratory" and "Song of the Moldau," were also recorded as part of the project, but were dropped from the CD at the last minute despite forming part of the live shows associated with the album.
- Do You Want What I Have Got? (2009); a small independent release, a collection of songs from 3 different theatre pieces Hille scored: "Do You Want What I Have Got?: A Craigslist Cantata", "Yu-Fo" (both directed by Amiel Gladstone) and "The Raft of the Medusa" aka "Bone In Her Teeth". They are all live recordings.
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