Lee Purkis, otherwise known under his In Sync alias, has passed away aged 54, Resident Advisor reports. The cause of death is currently unknown.
The British techno DJ was best known for releases alongside Chris Hartley and David Manuel as the trio Insync vs. Mysteron, and solo records on labels including Plink Plonk, Fragmented Records, Peacefrog, and One Way Static.
In 1992, Purkis founded an imprint titled 10th Planet with Hartley and Manuel, and played a fundamental role in…