Disco Circus By Martin Circus
Martin Circus was a French band that was formed in the late 1960s. Disco Circus by Martin Circus was originally recorded as part of a film soundtrack for the film "Les Bidasses en vadrouille", and it was released on an album called Martin "Disco" Circus by Martin Circus in 1978. The original version of Disco Circus is about fourteen and a half minutes.
Disco Circus (Longer Version) By Martin Circus
The long version was edited down to about eight minutes by Francois K, and both versions are quite similar. The shorter version was released on 12" in 1979. Although originally a French film soundtrack, it was picked up by Prelude for US release as a club track.
Disco Circus (Edited Version) By Martin Circus
Martin Circus started out as something like a house band for the nightclub Rock 'n' Roll Circus. They added "Martin" before the word "Circus" to distinguish themselves from the club. By the time Disco Circus was released, they were no longer connected to the nightclub.
Disco Circus was played heavily by Frankie Knuckles, and was a big part of early house culture. When Jesse Saunders started making records in 1984, he adapted the chant from Martin Circus to create Dum Dum by Fresh. The chant that Jesse Saunders adapted can be heard about five minutes into the edited version of Disco Circus. The version of the chant on Dum Dum doesn't sound like a sample, and Jesse Saunders likely recorded the same chant himself. Dum Dum by Fresh was released in 1984 and it's one of the first records to define the sound of the early house genre.
Dum Dum (Reprise) By Fresh
Disco Circus was also sampled by Todd Terry to create The Circus by The Todd Terry Project.