Bauer is awesome. Also, sell me or trade me the "On the Move" CD

who has information on this supposed 7-song cd entitled "bauer" on filament records. or on filament records itself, barely exists on the internet

Revive? Revive! So, Bauer started out as a duo with Berend Dubbe and Sonja van Hamel, then Dubbe solo after the first three albums. I have two of their albums, Baueresque (2004), and Eyes Fully Open (2016), both with some good stuff of the chamber pop variety. Dubbe also does soundtrack work and has recently started a weekly podcast on Mixcloud called "It's Sooo Different" ( https://www.mixcloud.com/Itssooodifferent/ ). He's a big fan of Burt Bacharach and Magma, so you get some of that, some library music, soundtrack music, exotica, tropicalia, and jazz and pop obscurities. He's based in Amsterdam and typically plays at least a couple of Dutch artists each show, so you get a bit of a feel for that scene. Worth checking out if you're looking for an education in any of those areas.