Taxi Girl were a French New Wave band, adopting the New Romantic aesthetics of the time, such as clashing red and black clothing, synthesizer-led songs, and taking influence from mythology and literature. The group existed between 1978 and 1986, producing 5 mini-LPs, and one full-length album, Seppuku. Their early success is attributed to two singles, "Mannequin" in 1979 and "Cherchez le garçon" in 1980. Their music was said to capture the energy of The Stooges, mixed with the retro-futuristic soundscapes of Kraftwerk. Their most successful album was Seppuku, produced by Jean-Jacques Burnel of The Stranglers. After disagreements about how the band should develop musically, Laurent Sinclair left the group in 1983, to pursue a solo career. Daniel Darc and guitarist Mirwais continued under the Taxi Girl name, releasing singles such as "Paris" and "Aussi belle qu'une balle", until 1986 when they disbanded. Since then, Daniel Darc has released several solo albums under his own name. Mirwais was re-discovered by Madonna in the late 1990s when he submitted a demo to her then-record label Maverick Records. He then produced her albums Music and American Life. In 1999 Mirwais signed to French indie label Naïve Records and released the single "Disco Science", which appeared in the soundtrack for the Guy Ritchie movie Snatch. In August 2000 he released the full-length studio album Production which includes the single "Paradise (Not For Me)" made in collaboration with Madonna. It also includes the two club hits "Disco Science" and "Naive Song". Mirwais also co-produced two tracks on Fischerspooner's second studio album Odyssey, released in 2005. He has recently been working on a project called Y.A.S. with singer and composer Yasmine Hamdan (one half of Lebanon electro-duo Soapkills). Y.A.S.' album Arabology was released in April/May 2009. After remixing "Pop the Glock", Mirwais has become one of the producers of Uffie's upcoming album Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans.
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