Cuneiform Records

{{short description|American record label}}

{{Infobox record label

| name = Cuneiform Records

| image = Cuneiform Records logo.png

| founded = {{start date|1984}}

| founder = Steven Feigenbaum

| genre = Jazz, jazz rock, progressive rock

| country = U.S.

| location = Silver Spring, Maryland

| website = {{URL|cuneiformrecords.com}}

}}

Cuneiform Records is a record label in Silver Spring, Maryland.{{cite web |title=Wadada Leo Smith, Mary Halvorson Among Winners in DownBeat Critics Poll |url=http://downbeat.com/news/detail/wadada-leo-smith-mary-halvorson-among-winners-in-downbeat-critics-poll |website=DownBeat |access-date=7 June 2018 |date=26 June 2017}}{{cite web |last1=Gomes |first1=Gary |title=Perfect Sound Forever: Cuneiform, Steve Feigenbaum |url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/cuneiform.html |website=www.furious.com |access-date=7 June 2018 |date=April 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Humphries |first1=Stephen |title=Everything you need to know about Cuneiform Records |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/everything-you-need-to-know-about-cuneiform-records |website=Prog Magazine |access-date=7 June 2018|date=16 June 2016}}{{cite web |last1=Luckert |first1=Samantha |title=Cuneiform Records produces 33 years of music - Takoma Voice |url=https://takomavoice.com/2017/07/06/cuneiform-records-produces-33-years-music/ |website=takomavoice.com |access-date=7 June 2018 |date=6 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143328/https://takomavoice.com/2017/07/06/cuneiform-records-produces-33-years-music/ |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}

Founded in 1984, the label releases a mixture of musical styles, all with a Rock in Opposition aesthetic, including progressive jazz, jazz fusion, the Canterbury scene, and electronic music. Cuneiform has introduced many notable acts but also documents older bands who fit the profile, including its release of the Heldon catalog and several archival Soft Machine recordings. The label operates with a mail-order retailer, Wayside Music.{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Dave|title=Cuneiform Records - Thirty-plus Years of Essential Listening|url=http://www.goldminemag.com/features/cuneiform-records-thirty-plus-years-essential-listening|website=Goldmine|access-date=9 August 2016|date=5 May 2016}}

In 2018, founder Steve Feigenbaum announced that the label would not release any new music that year.{{cite web |title=Cuneiform Records Takes 2018 Hiatus |url=http://downbeat.com/news/detail/cuneiform-records-on-hiatus-in-20181 |website=DownBeat |access-date=7 June 2018|date=5 January 2018}}{{cite magazine|date=March 2018 |title=On Hiatus |magazine=DownBeat |pages=14}}{{cite web |last1=Warren |first1=Will |title=Cuneiform Records Takes a Break |url=https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/podcast/article/20991394/cuneiform-records-takes-a-break |website=Washington City Paper |access-date=7 June 2018 |date=5 February 2018}} Nevertheless, 2019 saw the arrival of several new albums on the Cuneiform label.{{Cite web|title=Cuneiform Records: The Albums of 2019, by Cuneiform Records|url=https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cuneiform-records-the-albums-of-2019|website=Cuneiform Records|access-date=2020-05-18}}