this will be absolutley no help whatsoever, but i think i know what you mean by "canned"...i call it "mulled", which ain't much better really...

unfortunately i don't know how to get that sound...but would love to know. kinda sounds like the high-end percussive elements have the high shit removed, but doesn't sound like a normal low-pass on them

maybe whacking them thru gained out desk channel might help, with the high eq removed a bit...will give it a go anyhoo