Parthenogenesis formed in lates '70s in athens, greece. Started as a rock band but very soon were directed to new wave. Actually they were the first new wave band in greece. They disbanted in 1983. Their members continued in other post punk / new wave bands like "Reporters", "Villa 21", "Forwand Music Quintet", "Scoria", "Slow Motion". Their only release is a tape which is quite impossible to find it. Kostas Pothoulakis (guitar), George Makridis (bass), Alberto Levis (drums), Takis Polihronopoulos (vocals)
Αt the end of 1981 Kostas Pothoulakis (former member of parthenogenesis) and Anta Labara at keybords formed Villa 21. The punk and the new wave experience of pothoulakis in "parthenogenesis" and "the reporters" along with the music influences of the rest of band's members created the final sound of Villa 21.. Their first appearrance was at "sofita" club in 1982. In 1984 supported Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and in 1987 "Membranes" and "Wipers". At Creep Records released their first single (1982) called "villa 21", also the single "move" (1983) and on the same year the Lp "A Ghost On The Move". Also participated in "World Class Punk" tape compilation of "Roir records" They released some more records but they changed gradually their music style to garage punk. The band disbanted in 1991. In 1993 Kostas Pothoulakis was killed in a car accident
