In the early days Curtis Jones aka Cajmere had hit his first massive hit in 1992 with the house tune "Coffee Pot (It's Time for the Percolator)," which was also released on Cajual. Interested in making something totally different from his Cajmere moniker, Curtis created Relief as an offshoot to his Cajual records in 1993.

The first Relief release was also his first Green Velvet production, 1993's "Velvet Tracks," which came from a name given to him by a girlfriend's dad, he emerged as the flamboyant, neon-haired electro punk, although in interviews he denied being linked to the Punk lifestyle and fashion, as he was more inspired by the likes of David Bowie and Sly And The Family Stone. Green Velvet then went on to create mid-1990s hits such as "Preacher Man," 'Answering Machine" and "Flash”.

With a new hairstyle—from spiked, green foam nodules to yellow Mohawk, he unleashed his second album, the Dark Whatever, which featured dancefloor smash hit “La La Land”. His live act had now become more like a rock band also, with Curtis playing a keytar, and two other musicians (aptly named Nazuk and Spaceboy) backing him, playing heavily distorted synths. His latest release, the huge hit single “Shake and Pop,” is a departure from his darker electronica style, a track many of you would have rocked out to no doubt!