Taxi Girl

Taxi Girl was formed in Paris in the late '70s around <a href="spotify:artist:7iMdjNroWSI5FqRxeu2G5t">Daniel Darc</a> (vocals), <a href="spotify:artist:0Ohm3LvFp7wzkvMeiTDPKQ">Mirwais</a> (guitar), Laurent Sinclair (keyboards), Stéphane Erard (bass), and Pierre Wolfsohn (drums). The band played directly alongside such legendary acts as <a href="spotify:artist:4jOfjLSyl2JTKXuQ9zESDj">Marquis de Sade</a> in the French '80s cult bands club. Mainly influenced by literature and American pop music, the band came up with a Mishima meets <a href="spotify:artist:4BFMTELQyWJU1SwqcXMBm3">the Stooges</a> meets <a href="spotify:artist:0dmPX6ovclgOy8WWJaFEUU">Kraftwerk</a> meets <a href="spotify:artist:1QB4oo4JbSRdxNyidIuD0W">Jim Morrison</a> formula, becoming famous thanks to a couple of handful of singles ("Mannequin," "Cherchez le Garçon," "Paris," "Aussi Belle Qu'une Balle") and shocking live sets. Their manager, Alexis, built a whole legend around <a href="spotify:artist:7iMdjNroWSI5FqRxeu2G5t">Darc</a> and his crew, especially after <a href="spotify:artist:7iMdjNroWSI5FqRxeu2G5t">Darc</a> cut his own wrists on-stage when opening for <a href="spotify:artist:2x9SpqnPi8rlE9pjHBwmSC">Talking Heads</a>. Their first album, Seppuku, produced by <a href="spotify:artist:0RUEHcBiENFEqxgicqS2ig">the Stranglers</a>' <a href="spotify:artist:7mddGZg9OW2I4N1GXoxbNx">Jean-Jacques Burnel</a> and recorded with the help of drummer <a href="spotify:artist:6pw1WFZQiZZlraZg1D0DSU">Jet Black</a> (also of <a href="spotify:artist:0RUEHcBiENFEqxgicqS2ig">the Stranglers</a>) showcased a fully grown romantic new wave band at the height of their powers. But drummer Pierre Wolfsohn's death by drug overdose precipitated the band's end, though the <a href="spotify:artist:7iMdjNroWSI5FqRxeu2G5t">Darc</a>-<a href="spotify:artist:0Ohm3LvFp7wzkvMeiTDPKQ">Mirwais</a> core kept on recording a handful of singles and mini-LPs before both going solo. <a href="spotify:artist:7iMdjNroWSI5FqRxeu2G5t">Darc</a> had a slowly but amazingly growing career, and <a href="spotify:artist:0Ohm3LvFp7wzkvMeiTDPKQ">Mirwais</a> when on successfully in the production field to the point where he got to produce <a href="spotify:artist:6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW">Madonna</a> albums in the 2000s. His newfound popularity, coupled to his Production album and <a href="spotify:artist:7iMdjNroWSI5FqRxeu2G5t">Darc</a>'s acclaimed Crève Coeur, contributed to the increasing amount of bands claiming their influence in the mid-2000s new wave/post-punk revival scene. ~ Olivier Duboc, Rovi