▁Curt is ▁created ▁Rel ief ▁as ▁an ▁off sh oot ▁to ▁his ▁C aj ual ▁records ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁The ▁first ▁Rel ief ▁release ▁was ▁also ▁his ▁first ▁Green ▁Vel vet ▁production , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ' s ▁" V el vet ▁Tra cks ," ▁which ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁name ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁a ▁girl friend ' s ▁father , ▁emer ged ▁as ▁the ▁fl am boy ant , ▁ne on - ha ired ▁electro ▁punk , ▁although ▁in ▁inter views ▁he ▁denied ▁being ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁Punk ▁l ifest yle ▁and ▁fashion , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁more ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁David ▁B owie ▁and ▁S ly ▁and ▁the ▁Family ▁Stone , ▁he ▁created ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s ▁hits ▁such ▁as ▁" Pre acher ▁Man ," ▁on ▁which ▁a ▁Mor al ▁Major ity - type ▁of ▁pre acher ▁spoke ▁( the ▁Re ver end ▁T rot ter , ▁not , ▁contrary ▁to ▁popular ▁belief , ▁Re ver end ▁Franklin ); ▁" Answer ing ▁Machine ," ▁a ▁dark ly ▁fun ny ▁house ▁track ▁consisting ▁of ▁t aped ▁messages ▁from ▁an ▁answering ▁machine , ▁including ▁a ▁bad ▁news ▁message ▁from ▁a ▁girl friend ▁and ▁a ▁noise ▁compla int ▁message ▁from ▁his ▁land l ord — all ▁made ▁with ▁Jones ' s ▁voice ; ▁and ▁" Fl ash ," ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁# 1 ▁US ▁dance ▁hit ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁was ▁included ▁on ▁many ▁DJ - m ixed ▁compilation