They've made a career out of dividing opinion, but with a new single getting some big name backing they are nudging themselves into the mainstream conciousness... Seemingly, everyone in the world has an opinion on Hadouken! Since 2006 when the band first appeared through their own label, Surface Noise Records , the music world hasn't quite known how to deal with them. Never quite slotting into one genre, the band takes influences from Nu Rave, Dance, Metal and Grime, with inventive use of samples and trippy stage shows which in the past have sparked some outright venomous reviews and spite from hardcore genre fans. So in 2012, when the band announced a move to Ministry of Sound's independent label and promised the world something new and exciting, it's safe to say that a fair few eyebrows weren't raised and not a lot of people took much notice. But then something happened. Whether it's through Ministry of Sound's careful press strategy, teaming up with super remixers Xilent and Wide Boyz or something else entirely....people heard new single 'Bad Signal' and warmed to it. First to jump on the bandwagon was Radio 1 music guru, Zane Lowe , who heaped praise on the song in June on its first radio play. So what's happened to Hadouken! ? I caught up with the lead singer James Smith to have a chat: New Single, 'Bad Signal' talks very much about the perils of social media and Facebook, especially where relationships are concerned, what's the