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Shiwa 2000 is a Suomisoundi-style
psychedelic trance
Psychedelic Trance, Psytrance or Psy is a subgenre of trance music characterized by arrangements of rhythms and layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. The genre offers variety in terms of mood, tempo, and style. Some examples include full ...
group from
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...
. The regular members of the assemblage are Rick Timebees and Tim Thick, who is also familiar from Texas Faggott and Mandalavandalz. There has also appeared some visiting musicians on the albums of the Shiwa 2000, for example Bill Tema aka MC Vittumeitsi.
The debut album ''Final Truth 2020'' was released by Finnish
Karelia Records
Karelia ( Karelian and fi, Karjala, ; rus, Каре́лия, links=y, r=Karélija, p=kɐˈrʲelʲɪjə, historically ''Korjela''; sv, Karelen), the land of the Karelian people, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for ...
in 2000. The album has been sold out later on and it has been licensed as a reprint to India. The second album ''Runkmeditation & Perstantra'' was released by Russian
Hippie Killer Productions
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in 2006. On April 1, 2010, the final chapter of Shiwa 2000
trilogy
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, ''Portinfarttijan Hyppypiertari'' CD album was released by the
Russia
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n label Hippie Killer Productions.
Music of Shiwa 2000 was regularly heard as background and theme music of ATV television channel, a former
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...